Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease definition

Alz·hei·mer's disease (älts′hī′mərz)

a progressive, irreversible disease characterized by degeneration of the brain cells and commonly leading to severe dementia

Etymology: after A. Alzheimer (1864-1915), Ger physician who first described it

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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