Nearby Words
Dementia and Alzheimer's www.alzheimersrxtreatment.com Could it be Alzheimer's Disease? Learn about an AD Treatment.
Alzheimer's & Dementia www.alzresourcecenter.com Alzheimer's Disease is a Form of Dementia. Learn About Alzheimer's.
Dementia Care Homes www.alzheimerslocator.com/Los-Angeles Quality Memory Care in Your Area. Free Referral Service for Families!
Ads
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:
1800–10; < Latin dēmentia madness, equivalent to dēment- out of one's mind (see dement) + -ia noun suffix
1800–10; < Latin dēmentia madness, equivalent to dēment- out of one's mind (see dement) + -ia noun suffix
Related forms
de·men·tial, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To Dementia
:10
:09
:08
:07
:06
:05
:04
:03
:02
:01
Dementia
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example Sentences
- You draw parallels between your own struggle to reconstruct your memories and your mother's decline into dementia.
- As we age, parts of the brain tend to shrink—even in the absence of neurocognitive diseases, such as dementia or Alzheimer's.
- The medical experts said age-related dementia, most notably Alzheimer's disease, is the price we're paying for staying healthy.
How Does Alzheimer's Differ from Other Types of Dementia?
Posted July 15, 2009
Read more at HealthCentral.com
Collins
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
dementia
1806, L. noun of state from dementem, from dementer (see dement). It existed earlier in an anglicized form, demency (1520s), from Fr. démence. Dementia præcox is a Mod.L. form recorded from 1899 in Eng., 1891 in Ger., from Fr. démence précoce (1857). See precocious
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
dementia de·men·tia (dĭ-měn'shə)
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.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Science Dictionary
dementia  (dĭ-měn'shə) Pronunciation Key
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 © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.