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Definition of Alzheimer's disease noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

Alzheimer's disease

noun

NAmE//ˈɑltshaɪmərz dɪˌziz//

, NAmE//ˈæltshaɪmərz dɪˌziz//

, NAmE//ˈɔltshaɪmərz dɪˌziz//

(also Alzheimer's) [uncountable]

a serious disease, especially affecting older people, that prevents the brain from functioning normally and causes loss of memory, loss of ability to speak clearly, etc. synonym senile dementia

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