demência — meaning in English

English meaning

• dementia noun A progressive decline in memory, thinking, and reasoning caused by disease or damage to the brain, beyond what normal aging would cause.

Senses

demência is used for these senses in English:

• dementia (pathology) A progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected include memory, attention, judgement, language and problem solving.
• dementia Madness or insanity.

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