Alz‧heim‧er’s dis‧ease /ˈæltshaɪməz dɪˌziːz $ -ərz-/ (also Alzheimer’s) noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915), German medical scientist]
a disease that affects the brain, especially of old people, and that gradually makes it difficult to move, talk, or remember things Synonym : dementia

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