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• senile dementia — ► NOUN ▪ severe mental deterioration in old age, characterized by loss of memory and lack of control of bodily functions …   English terms dictionary

• senile — [sē′nīl΄, sen′īl΄] adj. [L senilis < senex, old: see SENATE] 1. a) of, typical of, or resulting from old age: now chiefly medical b) showing the marked deterioration often accompanying old age, esp. mental impairment characterized by confusion …   English World dictionary

• memory — /mem euh ree/, n., pl. memories. 1. the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences. 2. this faculty as possessed by a particular individual: to have a …   Universalium

• senile psychosis — noun dementia of the aged; results from degeneration of the brain in the absence of cerebrovascular disease • Syn: ↑senile dementia • Hypernyms: ↑dementia, ↑dementedness * * * noun : a severe mental disorder of the aged that is manifested by loss …   Useful english dictionary

• senile dementia — noun dementia of the aged; results from degeneration of the brain in the absence of cerebrovascular disease • Syn: ↑senile psychosis • Hypernyms: ↑dementia, ↑dementedness * * * noun [noncount] medical : a condition that affects the mind of aging… …   Useful english dictionary

• Memory — The ability to recover information about past events or knowledge, and/or the process of doing so. Memory is often divided into short term (also known as working or recent memory) and long term memory. Short term memory recovers memories of… …   Medical dictionary

• senile — adjective Etymology: Latin senilis, from sen , senex old, old man Date: 1661 1. of, relating to, exhibiting, or characteristic of old age < senile weakness >; especially exhibiting a loss of cognitive abilities (as memory) associated with old age …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• senile — /see nuyl, nil, sen uyl/, adj. 1. showing a decline or deterioration of physical strength or mental functioning, esp. short term memory and alertness, as a result of old age or disease. 2. of or belonging to old age or aged persons;… …   Universalium

• senile — se•nile [[t]ˈsi naɪl, ˈsɛn aɪl[/t]] adj. 1) cvb showing a decline or deterioration of physical strength or mental functioning, esp. short term memory and alertness, as a result of old age or disease 2) cvb of or belonging to old age or aged… …   From formal English to slang

• Dementia —    Dementia, in the sense of a temporary or permanent loss of brain function that could affect people of all ages, has always been familiar to physicians. The elderly in particular have often been implicated in global deficits in personality,… …   Historical dictionary of Psychiatry

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