Alzheimer's disease

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Pronunciation

• enPR: älts'hī-mə(r)z, IPA: /ˈɑːltshaɪmə(ɹ)z/
• enPR: ălts'hī-mə(r)z, IPA: /ˈæltshaɪmə(ɹ)z/
• enPR: ôlts'hī-mə(r)z, IPA: /ˈɔːltshaɪmə(ɹ)z/
• enPR: ôlz'hī-mə(r)z, IPA: /ˈɔːlzhaɪmə(ɹ)z/

Noun

Alzheimer's disease (uncountable)

1. (neurology, disease) A disorder involving loss of mental functions resulting from brain tissue changes; senile dementia of Alzheimer's type.

   Synonyms: Alzheimer's, senile dementia, old timer's disease, AD

Translations

• French: maladie d'Alzheimer
• German: Alzheimer, Alzheimer-Krankheit
• Italian: morbo di Alzheimer, Alzheimer
• Portuguese: doença de Alzheimer, alzheimer, mal de Alzheimer
• Russian: боле́знь Альцге́ймера
• Spanish: enfermedad de Alzheimer, alzheimer, alzhéimer

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