dementia
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dementia
- /dɪˈmɛnʃə/
Rhymes with -ɛnʃə
noun dementias · dementiae
- A progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected include memory, attention, judgement, language and problem solving. Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems— […]. Such a slow-release device containing angiogenic factors could be placed on the pia mater covering the cerebral cortex and tested in persons with senile dementia in long term studies.
- Madness or insanity.
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Closest in meaning: dementedness, alzheimer, neurodegenerative, parkinsonism, infarct, disease, diagnosis, frontotemporal, praecox, lunacy, ailment, illness, insanity, madness, senility, affection
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noun progressive decline in cognitive function
| Español | demencia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 치매 chimae |
| 日本語 | 認知症 ninchishō |
| 中文 | 癡呆 /痴呆 chīdāi, 失智症 shīzhìzhèng |
| हिन्दी | मनोभ्रंश manobhrañś |
| Português | demência |
| Français | démence |
| Deutsch | Demenz |
| Italiano | demenza |
| Ελληνικά | άνοια ánoia |
| Русский | деме́нция deméncija, слабоу́мие slaboúmije |
| Tiếng Việt | suy giảm trí nhớ, chứng mất trí |
| العربية | خَرَف ḵaraf |
noun madness or insanity
| Español | demencia, locura |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 瘋病 /疯病 fēngbìng |
| Português | demência, insanidade, loucura |
| Français | démence |
| Ελληνικά | άνοια ánoia |
| Русский | слабоу́мие slaboúmije |
Talk about this word "dementia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dementia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dementia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dementia "dementia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dementia.Cite this
@misc{dementia_2026,
title = {dementia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dementia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
