老年痴呆症

老年痴獃症
lǎoniánchīdāizhèng
noun #17,587

Meanings

  1. 1 senile dementia
  2. 2 Alzheimer's disease

Examples

Tā de zǔmǔ huàn le lǎoniánchīdāizhèng.
His grandmother developed Alzheimer's disease.
Lǎoniánchīdāizhèng mùqián hái méiyǒu gēnzhì de fāngfǎ.
There is still no cure for Alzheimer's disease.

Tips

usage
The more respectful medical term is 阿尔 (Ā'ěrcíhǎimò zhèng, Alzheimer's). 老年痴呆 is common but considered somewhat stigmatizing due to the word 痴呆 ("demented/idiotic"). In formal medical contexts, 认知障碍 is preferred.

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