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单词 dementia
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dementia

[ dih-men-shuh, -shee-uh ]
/ dɪˈmɛn ʃə, -ʃi ə /
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noun Psychiatry.

severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain.

Origin of dementia

1800–10; <Latin dēmentia madness, equivalent to dēment- out of one's mind (see dement) + -ia noun suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM dementia

de·men·tial, adjective

Words nearby dementia

demeanour, demeclocycline, dement, demented, démenti, dementia, dementia praecox, dementia pugilistica, demento, demerara, demerge
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British Dictionary definitions for dementia

dementia
/ (dɪˈmɛnʃə, -ʃɪə) /

noun

a state of serious emotional and mental deterioration, of organic or functional origin

Word Origin for dementia

C19: from Latin: madness; see dement
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for dementia

dementia
[ dĭ-mĕnshə ]

n.

Deterioration of intellectual faculties, such as memory, concentration, and judgment, resulting from an organic disease or a disorder of the brain, and often accompanied by emotional disturbance and personality changes.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for dementia

dementia
[ dĭ-mĕnshə ]

Deterioration of intellectual faculties, such as memory, concentration, and judgment, sometimes accompanied by emotional disturbance and personality changes. Dementia is caused by organic damage to the brain (as in Alzheimer's disease), head trauma, metabolic disorders, or the presence of a tumor.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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