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Noun: dementia  di'men-shu
  1. Mental deterioration of organic or functional origin
    "His grandmother's dementia progressed rapidly, affecting her memory and cognitive abilities";
    - dementedness

Derived forms: dementias

Type of: craziness [informal], insanity, madness

Encyclopedia: Dementia, vascular