Alzheimer’s
noun/ˈæltshaɪməz/, /ˈɔːltshaɪməz/
/ˈɑːltshaɪmərz/
(also Alzheimer’s disease
[uncountable]/ˈæltshaɪməz dɪziːz/, /ˈɔːltshaɪməz dɪziːz/
/ˈɑːltshaɪmərz dɪziːz/
)- a serious disease, especially affecting older people, that prevents the brain from functioning normally and causes loss of memory, loss of ability to speak clearly, etc. Alzheimer's is a form of dementia.Topics Health problemsc2, Life stagesc2Word Originearly 20th cent.: named after Alois Alzheimer (1864–1915), the German neurologist who first identified it.
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