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dementia

/dɪˈmɛnʃə/

Meanings
noun

Demencia, deterioro cognitivo progresivo

A progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected include memory, attention, judgement, language and problem solving.

Examples :

"My grandfather's increasing forgetfulness and difficulty recognizing family members are signs of dementia. "
El aumento de la falta de memoria de mi abuelo y la dificultad para reconocer a los miembros de la familia son signos de demencia.
medicine disease mind body age human condition biology physiology organ

Related Words

Illustration particularly

particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

Particularmente, especialmente

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

Los aperitivos fueron particularmente estimulantes.

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

Abuela

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Mi abuela me enseñó a hornear galletas cuando era niño.

Illustration progressive

progressive noun

/pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/

Progresista

"The progressive at our school advocated for more after-school programs. "

El progresista de nuestra escuela abogó por más programas extraescolares.

Illustration difficulty

difficulty noun

/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/

Dificultad, problema

"The difficulty of the math problem made it hard for many students to solve it. "

La dificultad del problema de matemáticas dificultó que muchos estudiantes lo resolvieran.

Illustration function

function noun

/ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən/ /ˈfʌŋkʃən/

Función, finalidad

"The function of a school lunch is to provide students with nutrition. "

La función del almuerzo escolar es proporcionar nutrición a los estudiantes.

Illustration attention

attention noun

/əˈtɛn.ʃən/

Atención, concentración

"Please direct your attention to the following words."

Por favor, dirija su atención a las siguientes palabras.

Illustration recognizing

recognizing verb

/ˈrɛkəɡnaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈrɛkəɡnaɪzɪn/

Reconocer

"I recognised his face immediately."

Reconocí su rostro inmediatamente.

Illustration increasing

increasing verb

/ɪnˈkɹiːsɪŋ/

Aumentar, crecer

"His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money."

Su ira solo aumentó cuando le hablé del dinero perdido.

Illustration grandfather

grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

Abuelo

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

Mi abuelo me ayudó con mi tarea de matemáticas.

Illustration cognitive

cognitive noun

/ˈkɒɡnɪtɪv/

Cognado

"Sentence: "The English word 'night' and the German word 'Nacht' are cognates because they share a similar origin and meaning." "

La palabra inglesa 'night' y la palabra alemana 'Nacht' son cognados porque comparten un origen y un significado similares.

Illustration forgetfulness

forgetfulness noun

/fəˈɡɛtfʊlnɪs/

Olvido, falta de memoria

"His forgetfulness caused him to miss several important deadlines at work. "

Su falta de memoria le hizo perder varios plazos importantes en el trabajo.

Illustration judgement

judgement noun

/dʒʌdʒmənt/

Juicio, fallo

"The teacher's judgement of the student's essay will determine their grade. "

El juicio del profesor sobre el ensayo del estudiante determinará su calificación.