dementia
IPA: dɪmˈɛnʃiʌ
noun
- (pathology) A progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected include memory, attention, judgement, language and problem solving.
- Madness or insanity.
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Examples of "dementia" in Sentences
- Senile dementia isn't out of the question.
- He has deteriorated to the point of dementia.
- The article never mentions the words senile or dementia.
- Heller used the name dementia infantilis for the syndrome.
- Leisure activities and the risk of dementia in the elderly.
- Another great example is the use of antipsycotics in dementia.
- The hospital registered the cause of death as senile dementia.
- He was named the editor of the journal 'Alzheimer's and Dementia'.
- Prevention of dementia is the attempt to avoid developing dementia.
- I have moved the Semantic dementia information to the Semantic dementia page.
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