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dementia
nounfemininetechnicalcommon/dɨˈmẽsiɐ/de·mên·ci·a
Definition
1A set of symptoms that include severe loss of cognitive ability, memory, and reasoning, due to disease or brain injury.
Usage examples
“Alzheimer's disease is a common form of dementia.”
“The patient showed advanced signs of dementia.”
Common combinations
senile dementiavascular dementiastate of dementia