dementia
noun/dɪˈmenʃə/
/dɪˈmenʃə/
[uncountable]- a brain condition, mostly affecting older people, in which a person has difficulties with memory, thinking, control of the body, etc. that are severe enough to affect daily life
- patients with dementia
- She was diagnosed with dementia.
- a dementia patient
- 111 people in the study subsequently developed dementia.
- The staff have specialist training in dementia care.
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Latin, from demens, dement- ‘out of one's mind’.
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