Alzheimer

[ahlts-hahy-merz, alts-, awlts-]

Alz·hei·mer's disease

[ahlts-hahy-merz, alts-, awlts-]
noun Pathology.
a common form of dementia of unknown cause, usually beginning in late middle age, characterized by memory lapses, confusion, emotional instability, and progressive loss of mental ability.

Origin:
named after Alois Alzheimer (1864–1915), German neurologist, who described it in 1907
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Alzheimer is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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