Alzheimer

See also: alzheimer and alzhéimer

English

Noun

Alzheimer (plural Alzheimers)

1. (medicine, rare) Somebody with Alzheimer's disease.

Citations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:Alzheimer.

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaltshaɪ̯mər/, [ˈʔalt͡sˌhaɪ̯.mɐ], [ˈʔal.t͡saɪ̯.mɐ]
• Hyphenation: Alz‧hei‧mer

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Noun

Alzheimer n or m (genitive Alzheimer or Alzheimers, no plural)

1. Alzheimer's disease

Usage notes

• Alzheimer is the usual form in German and is not particularly informal. The compounds below are used chiefly for clarity. In formal style they are also preferable when the word is construed with a determiner or adjective. Thus, eine schwere Alzheimer-Erkrankung (“a grave form of Alzheimer's disease”), for which less formally also schweres Alzheimer (or for some speakers schwerer Alzheimer).

Synonyms

• Alzheimer-Krankheit, Alzheimerkrankheit, Alzheimersche Krankheit
• Alzheimer-Erkrankung, Alzheimererkrankung, Alzheimersche Erkrankung
• Alzheimer-Syndrom, Alzheimersyndrom, Alzheimersches Syndrom

Proper noun

Alzheimer m or f (genitive Alzheimers)

1. a surname

Further reading

• “Alzheimer” in Duden online

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Italian

Noun

Alzheimer m (uncountable)

1. (medicine) Alzheimer's disease

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Spanish

Noun

Alzheimer m (uncountable)

1. Short for enfermedad de Alzheimer.