dementia

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How to pronounce dementia in British English: 英 [dɪˈmenʃə]word uk audio image

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  • Noun:
    mental deterioration of organic or functional origin

单词词源

dementia (n.)
1806, from Latin dementia "madness, insanity," literally "a being out of one's mind," from dement-, stem of demens "mad, raving" (see dement) + abstract noun suffix -ia. It existed earlier in an anglicized form, demency (1520s), from French démence. Dementia praecox is a Modern Latin form recorded from 1899 in English, 1891 in German, from French démence précoce (1857). See precocious.

双语例句

1. At the beginning , all were free of dementia .
2. But how are we treating people with dementia ?
3. I 've been seeing dementia everywhere recently .
4. This work could lead to better dementia prevention .
5. Easing the burden of caring for a spouse with dementia ?

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