HyperDic: alzheimer[s_disease

English > 1 sense of the expression *Alzheimer's disease*:
NOUN	state	Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's, Alzheimers	a progressive form of presenile dementia that is similar to senile dementia except that it usually starts in the 40s or 50s

English > *Alzheimer's disease*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	A 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.
Synonyms	Alzheimer's, Alzheimers
Broader	presenile dementia	dementia with onset before the age of 65
Catalan	Alzheimer, malaltia d'Alzheimer