dementia: Meaning and Definition of

de•men•tia

Pronunciation: (di-men'shu, -shē-u), [key]
— n. Psychiatry.
  1. severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain.
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