- dementia de·men·tia n
- [dɪ'mɛnʃɪə]
Med demenza
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dementia de·men·tia n
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de|men|tia — «dih MEHN shuh», noun. a partial or complete deterioration of mind: »Figurative. Tied up in costly appeal proceedings,…Bruce became a mad, abject figure, a classic instance of litigant s dementia (New York Times). SYNONYM(S): insanity, lunacy.… … Useful english dictionary
de·men·tia — /dıˈmɛnʃə/ noun, pl tias medical : a mental illness that causes someone to be unable to think clearly or to understand what is real and what is not real [noncount] This patient suffers from dementia. [count] a new study on age related dementias… … Useful english dictionary
Dementia — Significant loss of intellectual abilities such as memory capacity, severe enough to interfere with social or occupational functioning. Criteria for the diagnosis of dementia include impairment of attention, orientation, memory, judgment,… … Medical dictionary
dementia — de|men|tia [ dı menʃə ] noun count or uncount MEDICAL a serious illness affecting someone s brain and memory in which they gradually stop being able to think or behave in a normal way. Most forms of dementia usually affect only old people … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dementia — de•men•tia [[t]dɪˈmɛn ʃə, ʃi ə[/t]] n. psi severely impaired memory and reasoning ability, usu. with disturbed behavior, associated with damaged brain tissue • Etymology: 1800–10; < L dēmentia madness < dē de +mēns mind + ia ia de•men′tial … From formal English to slang
Dementia — De|men|tia die; , ...tiae [...ti̯ɛ] <aus lat. dementia »Geistesschwäche«> svw. ↑Demenz … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
dementia — de|men|tia [dıˈmenʃə, ʃiə US tʃə] n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; : Latin; Origin: mens mind ] an illness that affects the brain and memory, and makes you gradually lose the ability to think and behave normally … Dictionary of contemporary English
Dementia senilis — De|men|tia se|ni|lis die; <zu lat. senilis »greisenhaft, altersschwach«> altersbedingter Intelligenzdefekt, Altersschwachsinn (Med.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
dementia — de·men·tia … English syllables
Dementia with Lewy bodies — Classification and external resources Lewy bodies are the pathophysiological characteristic of the disease ICD 10 G … Wikipedia
Pseudodementia — A severe form of depression resulting from a progressive brain disorder in which cognitive changes mimic those of dementia. * * * A condition resembling dementia but usually due to a depressive disorder rather than brain dysfunction. * * *… … Medical dictionary
