dementia
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
dementia (usually uncountable; plural dementias)
- (pathology) 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.
- madness or insanity
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
progressive decline in cognitive function
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madness or insanity
See also [edit]
Finnish [edit]
Noun [edit]
dementia
Declension [edit]
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Declension of dementia (type kulkija)
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Latin [edit]
Noun [edit]
dēmentia (genitive dēmentiae); f, first declension
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēmentia | dēmentiae |
| genitive | dēmentiae | dēmentiārum |
| dative | dēmentiae | dēmentiīs |
| accusative | dēmentiam | dēmentiās |
| ablative | dēmentiā | dēmentiīs |
| vocative | dēmentia | dēmentiae |
Descendants [edit]
- Russian: деме́нция (deméncija)
Adjective [edit]
dēmentia