English
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Noun
dementia
- pathology 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.
- madness or insanity
Derived terms
demented
demential
senile dementia
Translations
trans-top|A progressive decline in cognitive function
Danish: demens
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Finnish: dementia
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trans-top|madness or insanity
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See also
amentia
Alzheimer's disease
delirium
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