dementia
CEFR: B2
A chronic, progressive mental medical condition caused by neurodegenerative brain disease, resulting in memory loss and personality changes.
Synonyms
- Alzheimer’s disease
- cognitive decline
Common Collocations
- early onset dementia
- suffer from dementia
- dementia care
Example Sentence
Epidemiological research demonstrates that sustained physical activity substantially lowers the lifetime risk of developing vascular dementia.