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senility
se·nile S0263200 (sē′nīl′, sĕn′īl′)adj.1. a. Relating to or having diminished cognitive function, as when memory is impaired, because of old age.b. Being a disease or condition whose cause is primarily advanced age: senile cataracts.2. Geology At the end of an erosion cycle: senile soil.
[Latin senīlis, proper to or characteristic of old people, aged, from senex, sen-, old; see sen- in Indo-European roots.]
se′nile′ly adv.se·nil′i·ty (sĭ-nĭl′ĭ-tē) n.se•nil•i•ty (sɪˈnɪl ɪ ti)
n. the state of being senile, esp. the weakness or mental infirmity of old age. [1770–80] senility1. the state or quality of being old, especially, being afflicted with the infirmity of body and mind that sometimes comes with old age.
2. Informal. a condition of weakness of mind and body, usually associated with advanced age, characterized by the inability to remember simple, recent events, general confusion and bewilderment, and increasing debility. Cf. anility. — senile, adj.See also: Old AgeThesaurus| Noun | 1. | senility - mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuationsdotage, second childhoodeld, geezerhood, old age, years, age - a late time of life; "old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood" | | 2. | senility - the state of being senileoldness - the opposite of youngness |
senilitynoun dotage, Alzheimer's disease, infirmity, senile dementia, decrepitude, senescence, second childhood, caducity, loss of your faculties He was showing unmistakable signs of senility.senilitynounThe condition of being senile:caducity, dotage.Translationssenile (ˈsiːnail) adjective showing the feebleness or childishness of old age. a senile old woman. 衰老的，老糊塗的 老年的，衰老的 seˈnility (səˈni-) noun 衰老，老糊塗 衰老senility
senility (sənil`ətē), deterioration of body and mind associated with old age. Indications of old age vary in the time of their appearance. Stooped posture, wrinkled skin, decrease in muscle strength, changes in the lens and muscles of the eye, brittleness of bone and stiffness of the joints, and hardening of the arteries (arteriosclerosisarteriosclerosis
, general term for a condition characterized by thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity of the walls of the blood vessels. These changes are frequently accompanied by accumulations inside the vessel walls of lipids, e.g.
..... Click the link for more information. ) are among the physical changes associated with old age. The mental changes associated with senility include impairment of judgment, loss of memory, and sometimes childish behavior. The psychological changes are thought to be related to aging of the cortical brain cells. Whereas the physical changes associated with aging occur in all individuals to some extent, evidence of psychological degeneration is not universal. In common usage, the term senility is applied only to mental deterioration. See geriatricsgeriatrics
, the branch of medicine concerned with conditions and diseases of the aged. Many disabilities in old age are caused by or related to the deterioration of the circulatory system (see arteriosclerosis), e.g.
..... Click the link for more information. ; Alzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's disease
, degenerative disease of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex that leads to atrophy of the brain and senile dementia and, ultimately, death. The disease is characterized by abnormal accumulation of plaques and by neurofibrillary tangles (malformed nerve
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, [Gr.,=forgetfulness], condition characterized by loss of memory for long or short intervals of time. It may be caused by injury, shock, senility, severe illness, or mental disease.
..... Click the link for more information. .senility[si′nil·əd·ē] (geology) The stage of the cycle of erosion in which erosion of a land surface has reached a minimum, most of the hills have disappeared, and base level has been approached. (medicine) Old age and its characteristics. senility
senility [sĕ-nil´ĭ-te] an obsolete and imprecise term used to denote a pronounced loss of mental or physical control in the aged. Certain types of psychosis are associated with aging, such as dementia" >senile dementia and dementia of the alzheimer type.se·nil·i·ty (se-nil'i-tē), Negative and pejorative connotations of this word may render it offensive in some contexts.1. Old age. 2. General term for a variety of organic disorders, both physical and mental, occurring in old age. [see senile] senility Geriatrics A state of advanced physical and mental deterioration associated with advanced age. See Dementia, Geriatrics, Senile dementia. se·nil·i·ty (sĕ-nil'i-tē) Old age; a general term for a variety of conditions seen in mental disorders occurring in old age, broken down into two broad categories, organic and psychological.
See also: senilesenility Old age, usually with the connotation of mental or physical deterioration. From the Latin senilis , old (which had no negative significance).se·nil·i·ty (sĕ-nil'i-tē) Negative and pejorative connotations of this word may render it offensive in some contexts.1. Old age. 2. General term for a variety of organic disorders, both physical and mental, occurring in old age. Senility
SENILITY. The state of being old.
2. Sometimes in this state it is exceedingly difficult to know whether the individual is or is not so deprived of the powers of his mind as to be unable to manage his affairs. In general, senility of energy in some of the intellectual operations, while the affections remain natural and unperverted; such a state may, however, be followed by actual dementia or idiocy.
3. When on account of senility the party is unable to manage his affairs, a committee will be appointed as in case of lunacy. 1 Coll. on Lunacy, 66; 2 John. Ch. R. 232; 12 Ves. 446; 4 Call's R. 423; 5 John. Ch. R. 158; 8 Mass. 129; 2 Ves. sen. 407; 19 Ves. 285; 2 Cyclop. of Pract. Med. 872. See Aged Witness. senility
Synonyms for senilitynoun dotageSynonyms- dotage
- Alzheimer's disease
- infirmity
- senile dementia
- decrepitude
- senescence
- second childhood
- caducity
- loss of your faculties
Synonyms for senilitynoun the condition of being senileSynonymsSynonyms for senilitynoun mental infirmity as a consequence of old ageSynonymsRelated Words- eld
- geezerhood
- old age
- years
- age
noun the state of being senileRelated Words |