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Alzheimer's Disease

/ˈæl(t)s.haɪ.mə(ɹ)z dɪˈziːz/

Alzheimer's Disease is the alternative letter-case form of Alzheimer's disease.

Noun capitalized: Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease (uncountable)

  1. A disorder involving loss of mental functions resulting from brain tissue changes; senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type.

Synonyms of Alzheimer's Disease

Forms of Alzheimer's Disease

alternative formAlzheimer's Disease

Origin of Alzheimer's Disease

Named after Alois Alzheimer (1864–1915), a German neurologist who described the disease in 1906.

Words that rhyme with Alzheimer's Disease

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Questions about Alzheimer's Disease

What does Alzheimer's Disease mean?
Alzheimer's Disease means a disorder involving loss of mental functions resulting from brain tissue changes; senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type.
What is Alzheimer's Disease the alternative letter-case form of?
Alzheimer's Disease is the alternative letter-case form of Alzheimer's disease.
What part of speech is Alzheimer's Disease?
Alzheimer's Disease is a noun.
How do you pronounce Alzheimer's Disease?
Alzheimer's Disease is pronounced /ˈæl(t)s.haɪ.mə(ɹ)z dɪˈziːz/.

Words near Alzheimer's Disease in the dictionary

  1. Alzate
  2. Alzates
  3. Alzette
  4. Alzheimer
  5. Alzheimer's
  6. Alzheimer's Disease
  7. Alzheimer's syndrome
  8. Alzheimerian
  9. Alzheimerism
  10. Alzheimers
  11. Alzies

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