n. Med. a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes marked by memory disorders, personality changes, impaired reasoning, etc., due to brain disease or injury. dementia praecox schizophrenia.
[ L f. demens (as DEMENTED) ]
n. Med. a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes marked by memory disorders, personality changes, impaired reasoning, etc., due to brain disease or injury. dementia praecox schizophrenia.
[ L f. demens (as DEMENTED) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012