Alzheimer's disease

/ˈæl(t)s.haɪ.mə(ɹ)z dɪˈziːz//ˈɑːl(t)s-//ˈɔːl(t)s-//ˈælz-/

noun

A disorder involving loss of mental functions resulting from brain tissue changes; senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type.

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ADAlzheimer'sold timer's diseaseAlzheimers
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Meanings

Alzheimer's disease1

nounAlzheimer's disease (uncountable)

alternative Alzheimer's Disease

  1. uncountablemedicineA disorder involving loss of mental functions resulting from brain tissue changes; senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type.

    Synonyms: AD, Alzheimer's, old timer's disease

Alzheimer's Disease2

nounAlzheimer's Disease (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Alzheimer's disease.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA disorder involving loss of mental functions resulting from brain tissue changes; senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type.

Similar
ADAlzheimer'sold timer's disease

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
Alzheimer'sAlzheimers
Broader
presenile dementia
Also see
alzheimerismalzheimer's syndrome

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Named after Alois Alzheimer (1864–1915), a German neurologist who described the disease in 1906.

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Translations

Afrikaans Alzheimersiekte
  • Alzheimersiektemental disorder from brain tissue changes
Arabic أَلْزْهَايْمْر
  • أَلْزْهَايْمْر (ʔalzhaymr)mental disorder from brain tissue changes
Bulgarian алцхаймер, бо́лест на Алцхаймер
  • алцхаймер (alchajmer)mental disorder from brain tissue changes
  • бо́лест на Алцхаймер (bólest na Alchajmer)mental disorder from brain tissue changes
Catalan malaltia d'Alzheimer
  • malaltia d'Alzheimermental disorder from brain tissue changes
Chinese Mandarin 阿爾茨海默病 /阿尔茨海默病, 阿茲海默病 /阿兹海默病
  • 阿爾茨海默病 /阿尔茨海默病 (Ā'ěrcíhǎimòbìng)mental disorder from brain tissue changes
  • 阿茲海默病 /阿兹海默病 (Āzīhǎimòbìng)mental disorder from brain tissue changes
  • 阿耳茨海默氏病 (Ā'ěrcíhǎimòshìbìng)mental disorder from brain tissue changes
  • 老人失智症 (lǎorén shīzhìzhèng)mental disorder from brain tissue changes
  • 老年痴呆症 (lǎonián chīdāizhèng)mental disorder from brain tissue changes
Czech Alzheimerova choroba
  • Alzheimerova chorobamental disorder from brain tissue changes
Danish Alzheimers sygdom
  • Alzheimers sygdommental disorder from brain tissue changes
Dutch ziekte van Alzheimer, alzheimer
  • ziekte van Alzheimermental disorder from brain tissue changes
  • alzheimermental disorder from brain tissue changes
Esperanto alchajmero
  • alchajmeromental disorder from brain tissue changes
Finnish Alzheimerin tauti, alzheimerintauti
  • Alzheimerin tautimental disorder from brain tissue changes
  • alzheimerintautimental disorder from brain tissue changes
French maladie d'Alzheimer
  • maladie d'Alzheimermental disorder from brain tissue changes
German Alzheimer, Alzheimer-Krankheit
  • Alzheimermental disorder from brain tissue changes
  • Alzheimer-Krankheitmental disorder from brain tissue changes
Greek Αλτσχάιμερ, νόσος Αλτσχάιμερ
  • Αλτσχάιμερ (Altscháimer)mental disorder from brain tissue changes
  • νόσος Αλτσχάιμερ (nósos Altscháimer)mental disorder from brain tissue changes
Hebrew מחלת אלצהיימר
  • מחלת אלצהיימרmental disorder from brain tissue changes
Hindi अलजाइमर रोग
  • अलजाइमर रोग (aljāimar rog)mental disorder from brain tissue changes
Hungarian Alzheimer-kór
  • Alzheimer-kórmental disorder from brain tissue changes
Icelandic Alzheimer-sjúkdómur
  • Alzheimer-sjúkdómurmental disorder from brain tissue changes
Irish aicíd Alzheimer
  • aicíd Alzheimermental disorder from brain tissue changes
Italian morbo di Alzheimer, Alzheimer
  • morbo di Alzheimermental disorder from brain tissue changes
  • Alzheimermental disorder from brain tissue changes
Japanese アルツハイマー病
  • アルツハイマー病 (Arutsuhaimā-byō)mental disorder from brain tissue changes
Korean 알츠하이머 병
  • 알츠하이머 병 (Alcheuhaimeo byeong)mental disorder from brain tissue changes
Latin morbus Alzheimer
  • morbus Alzheimermental disorder from brain tissue changes
Lithuanian Alzheimerio liga
  • Alzheimerio ligamental disorder from brain tissue changes
Malay Alzheimer
  • Alzheimermental disorder from brain tissue changes
Māori tuapaemahara
  • tuapaemaharamental disorder from brain tissue changes
Norwegian Bokmål Alzheimers sykdom
  • Alzheimers sykdommental disorder from brain tissue changes
Persian بیماری آلزایمر
  • بیماری آلزایمر (bimâri-ye âlzâymer)mental disorder from brain tissue changes
Polish choroba Alzheimera, alzheimer
  • choroba Alzheimeramental disorder from brain tissue changes
  • alzheimermental disorder from brain tissue changes
Portuguese doença de Alzheimer, alzheimer
  • doença de Alzheimermental disorder from brain tissue changes
  • alzheimermental disorder from brain tissue changes
  • mal de Alzheimermental disorder from brain tissue changes
Romanian boala Alzheimer
  • boala Alzheimermental disorder from brain tissue changes
Russian боле́знь Альцге́ймера, Альцге́ймер
  • боле́знь Альцге́ймера (boléznʹ Alʹcgéjmera)mental disorder from brain tissue changes
  • Альцге́ймер (Alʹcgéjmer)mental disorder from brain tissue changes
Slovak Alzheimerova choroba, alzheimer
  • Alzheimerova chorobamental disorder from brain tissue changes
  • alzheimermental disorder from brain tissue changes
Spanish enfermedad de Alzheimer, alzheimer
  • enfermedad de Alzheimermental disorder from brain tissue changes
  • alzheimermental disorder from brain tissue changes
  • alzhéimermental disorder from brain tissue changes
  • mal de Alzheimermental disorder from brain tissue changes
Swedish alzheimer, Alzheimers sjukdom
  • alzheimermental disorder from brain tissue changes
  • Alzheimers sjukdommental disorder from brain tissue changes
Turkish Alzheimer
  • Alzheimermental disorder from brain tissue changes
Ukrainian хворо́ба Альцге́ймера
  • хворо́ба Альцге́ймера (xvoróba Alʹchéjmera)mental disorder from brain tissue changes
Vietnamese bệnh Alzheimer
  • bệnh Alzheimermental disorder from brain tissue changes
Welsh clefyd Alzheimer
  • clefyd Alzheimermental disorder from brain tissue changes

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Alzheimer's disease

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Cite this entry
APA

Alzheimer's disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alzheimer's%20disease

MLA

“Alzheimer's disease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alzheimer's%20disease. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alzheimer's disease,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alzheimer's%20disease.

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