阿尔茨海默

阿爾茨海默
Ā'ěrcíhǎimò
noun #26,589

Meanings

  1. 1 Alzheimer (Alois Alzheimer, German neurologist)
  2. 2 Alzheimer's (as in Alzheimer's disease)

Examples

HSK 4
Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài yánjiū Ā'ěrcíhǎimò bìng de zhìliáo fāngfǎ.
Scientists are researching treatments for Alzheimer's disease.
HSK 6
Ā'ěrcíhǎimò bìng shì yī zhǒng chángjiàn de shénjīng tuìxíngxìng jíbìng.
Alzheimer's disease is a common neurodegenerative disease.

Tips

usage
阿尔茨海默 is the phonetic transliteration of the German surname Alzheimer. The disease is referred to as 阿尔茨海默病 or 阿尔茨海默症. Colloquially it is sometimes shortened to 老年痴呆症.

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