Alzheimer's disease
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Alzheimer's disease¹
- /ˈæl(t)s.haɪ.mə(ɹ)z dɪˈziːz/
- /ˈɑːl(t)s-/
- /ˈɔːl(t)s-/
- /ˈælz-/
- /ˈɑːlz-/
- /ˈɔːlz-/
Rhymes with -iːz
Where it comes from
Named after Alois Alzheimer (1864–1915), a German neurologist who described the disease in 1906.
noun Alzheimer's Disease
- A disorder involving loss of mental functions resulting from brain tissue changes; senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type.
Alzheimer's Disease²
noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Alzheimer's disease.Alzheimer's disease
