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单词 Alzheimer's
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Definition of Alzheimer's in English:

Alzheimer's

(also Alzheimer's disease)
nounˈaltshʌɪməzˈɑltsˌhaɪmərz
mass noun
  • Progressive mental deterioration that can occur in middle or old age, due to generalized degeneration of the brain. It is the commonest cause of premature senility.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Consequently, our procedure can identify people that will develop Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia.
    • The compounds are also thought to fight aging, arthritis and Alzheimer's disease.
    • Elderly people who eat fish or seafood at least once a week are at lower risk of developing dementia, including Alzheimer's disease.
    • It is important for a person to be tested for Alzheimer's disease early in the disease process.
    • Rabbits fed diets rich in cholesterol develop many of the features of Alzheimer's disease, so they are used to model the disease.
    • Smokers may have twice the risk of getting Alzheimer's disease as do people who have never smoked.
    • After several operations his health declined when he developed Alzheimer's disease.
    • It's one of the few therapies now available for Alzheimer's disease, for example.
    • Neither treatment reduced the rate of progression to Alzheimer's disease.
    • Is there a link between flu shots and an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease?
    • Long term use may protect against colorectal cancer and delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
    • There is no known cure for Alzheimer's disease, treatment is based on reducing symptoms.
    • It is known that head injury is a risk factor, and also that Alzheimer's disease often affects people with Down's syndrome.
    • Studies have shown some benefit to the use of estrogen in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
    • Parkinson's disease or Alzheimer's disease can make people lose their sense of smell.
    • The cognitive changes in this dementia differ from those in Alzheimer's disease.
    • Acupuncture may help Alzheimer's disease by slowing down the deterioration of the brain cells.
    • They were isolated from the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease more than 15 years ago.
    • Advances have been made in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
    • Doohan died on Wednesday, aged 85, from Alzheimer's disease and pneumonia.
    Synonyms
    decrepitude, infirmity, feebleness, unsteadiness, senescence, decline, old age, dotage, second childhood, confusion, alzheimer's disease, senile dementia

Origin

Early 20th century: named after Alois Alzheimer (1864–1915), the German neurologist who first identified it.

 
 

Definition of Alzheimer's in US English:

Alzheimer's

(also Alzheimer's disease)
nounˈɑltsˌhaɪmərzˈältsˌhīmərz
  • Progressive mental deterioration that can occur in middle or old age, due to generalized degeneration of the brain. It is the most common cause of premature senility.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Studies have shown some benefit to the use of estrogen in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
    • They were isolated from the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease more than 15 years ago.
    • Advances have been made in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
    • After several operations his health declined when he developed Alzheimer's disease.
    • Acupuncture may help Alzheimer's disease by slowing down the deterioration of the brain cells.
    • Is there a link between flu shots and an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease?
    • It's one of the few therapies now available for Alzheimer's disease, for example.
    • The compounds are also thought to fight aging, arthritis and Alzheimer's disease.
    • The cognitive changes in this dementia differ from those in Alzheimer's disease.
    • Doohan died on Wednesday, aged 85, from Alzheimer's disease and pneumonia.
    • Neither treatment reduced the rate of progression to Alzheimer's disease.
    • It is known that head injury is a risk factor, and also that Alzheimer's disease often affects people with Down's syndrome.
    • Parkinson's disease or Alzheimer's disease can make people lose their sense of smell.
    • Smokers may have twice the risk of getting Alzheimer's disease as do people who have never smoked.
    • Rabbits fed diets rich in cholesterol develop many of the features of Alzheimer's disease, so they are used to model the disease.
    • There is no known cure for Alzheimer's disease, treatment is based on reducing symptoms.
    • It is important for a person to be tested for Alzheimer's disease early in the disease process.
    • Elderly people who eat fish or seafood at least once a week are at lower risk of developing dementia, including Alzheimer's disease.
    • Consequently, our procedure can identify people that will develop Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia.
    • Long term use may protect against colorectal cancer and delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
    Synonyms
    decrepitude, infirmity, feebleness, unsteadiness, senescence, decline, old age, dotage, second childhood, confusion, alzheimer's disease, senile dementia

Origin

Early 20th century: named after Alois Alzheimer (1864–1915), the German neurologist who first identified it.

 
 
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