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Alzheimer's disease

//ˈæl(t)s.haɪ.mə(ɹ)z dɪˈziːz// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A disorder involving loss of mental functions resulting from brain tissue changes; senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type. uncountable
  2. 2
    Alternative form of Alzheimer's disease. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
  3. 3
    a progressive form of presenile dementia that is similar to senile dementia except that it usually starts in the 40s or 50s; first symptoms are impaired memory which is followed by impaired thought and speech and finally complete helplessness wordnet

Etymology

Named after Alois Alzheimer (1864–1915), a German neurologist who described the disease in 1906.

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