Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
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;
[syn: Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's, Alzheimers]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Alzheimers
n 1: 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 [syn: Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's,
Alzheimers]