Dementia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɪˈmɛnʃə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dementia is a noun meaning Madness or insanity.
Meaning
Madness or insanity.
More Meanings
- (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.
Example Sentences
In recent years some clinical trials involving potential dementia drugs have had disappointing setbacks.
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.
Word Forms
- dementias
- dementiae
Synonyms for dementia
Depending on context, synonyms include dementedness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dementedness, neurodegenerative, parkinsonism, infarct, disease, diagnosis.
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