a serious mental disorder caused by brain disease or injury, that affects the ability to think, remember and behave normally痴呆- patients with dementia痴呆症患者
- a dementia sufferer/patient痴呆症患者/患者
- She was diagnosed with dementia.她被诊断出患有痴呆症。
- 111 people in the study subsequently developed dementia.该研究中有111人随后患了痴呆症。
- The staff have specialist training in dementia care.工作人员接受了痴呆症护理的专门培训。
compare Alzheimer’s see also senile dementiaTopics Life stagesc2, Illnessc2Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Latin, from demens, dement- ‘out of one's mind’.