Definition Alzheimer’s disease in American English

Alzheimer’s disease noun

[uncountable] noun

/ˈɑltshaɪmərz dɪˌziz/

a serious illness affecting your brain that makes it difficult for you to remember things and becomes worse as time passes. Alzheimer's disease is often simply called Alzheimer's.

Synonyms and related words

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