Alzheimer's disease

Alz·hei·mer's disease  (ältsh-mrz, lts-, ôlts-, ôlz-)

n.

A disease marked by the loss of cognitive ability, generally over a period of 10 to 15 years, and associated with the development of abnormal tissues and protein deposits in the cerebral cortex.

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[After Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915), German neurologist.]

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Alzheimer's disease [ˈæltsˌhaɪməz]

n

(Medicine / Pathology) a disorder of the brain resulting in a progressive decline in intellectual and physical abilities and eventual dementia Often shortened to Alzheimer's

[named after A. Alzheimer (1864-1915), German physician who first identified it]

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Alzheimer's disease  (älsh-mrz)

A progressive, degenerative disease of the brain, commonly affecting the elderly, and associated with the development of amyloid plaques in the cerebral cortex. It is characterized by confusion, disorientation, memory failure, speech disturbances, and eventual dementia. The cause is unknown. Alzheimer's disease is named for its identifier, German psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915).

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Noun

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Alzheimer's disease - 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 Alzheimer's, Alzheimers presenile dementia - dementia with onset before the age of 65

Translations

Alzheimer's disease → مرض الزهايمر Alzheimerova choroba Alzheimers Alzheimerkrankheit Νόσος Αλτσχάιμερ enfermedad de Alzheimer Alzheimerin tauti maladie d’Alzheimer Alchajmerova bolest morbo di Alzheimer アルツハイマー病 알츠하이머병 ziekte van Alzheimer Alzheimers sykdom choroba Alzheimera doença de Alzheimer болезнь Альцгеймера Alzheimers sjukdom โรคลืม อัลไซเมอร์ Alzheimer hastalığı bệnh Alzheimer 阿尔茨海默病