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- abbreviationellipsisinformaluncountableEllipsis of Alzheimer's disease.
Finding a successful treatment for Alzheimer’s faces two major hurdles: the first being we still don’t know enough about the disease’s underlying biology.
2018 January 18, Jürgen Götz, “Why it’s so hard to treat dementia”, in CNN, archived from the original on 09 Mar 20181 more example
I'll tell you one thing: even though this country is officially barbecue chicken, buckle up, sit back, and relax, 'cause as Trump's brain becomes more and more like figgy pudding 'cause of the Alzheimer's, man, it's- he's gonna say some wacky ass shit.
2026 June 9, Kyle Kulinski, 19:50 from the start, in Trump LOSES IT & Goes On HOMOEROTIC RANT IN PUBLIC!! (Politics), The Kyle Kulinski Show, archived from the original on 09 Jun 2026Synonyms: Alzheimers, Alzheimer's disease
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nouna progressive form of presenile dementia that is similar to senile dementia except that it usually starts in the 40s or 50s; first symptoms are impaired memory which is followed by impaired thought and speech and finally complete helplessness
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Alzheimer's. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alzheimer's
“Alzheimer's.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alzheimer's. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alzheimer's,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alzheimer's.
Source: Alzheimer's on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.