dementia

Collocations

5

ADJ.

different, diminished, frontotemporal, huge, mild, potential, worse

VERB + DEMENTIA

developing, involving, prevent, reports, show, showing, sign, signs

DEMENTIA + NOUN

adults, drugs, exacts, sufferers, yanni's

PREP.

from, in, with

ADV.

also

Definitions

noun

1

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.

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.

In recent years some clinical trials involving potential dementia drugs have had disappointing setbacks.

2

Madness or insanity.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — mental deterioration of organic or functional origin

dementedness

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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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 m

Wiktionary

02

In recent years some clinical trials involving potential dementia drugs have had disappointing setbacks.

Wiktionary

03

It is very unpleasant to watch how my aunt's dementia keeps getting worse every month.

Tatoeba · #4167822

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Late-stage dementia sufferers whose first language isn't English often revert back to their native language as their condition worsens.

Tatoeba · #4672652

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Multilingualism may prevent dementia.

Tatoeba · #6013072

06

Among very old dogs, up to two thirds of them show signs of dementia.

Tatoeba · #6563619