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Nov 30, 2009
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Alz'hei•mer's disease"



Pronunciation: (älts'hī-murz, alts'-, ôlts'-), [key] Pathol.
a common form of dementia of unknown cause, usually beginning in late middle age, characterized by memory lapses, confusion, emotional instability, and progressive loss of mental ability.

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