[ dɪ'mɛnʃə ]
■ noun Medicine a chronic or persistent mental disorder marked by memory failures, personality changes, and impaired reasoning.
Origin
C18: from L., from demens , dement- 'out of one's mind'.
[ dɪ'mɛnʃə ]
■ noun Medicine a chronic or persistent mental disorder marked by memory failures, personality changes, and impaired reasoning.
Origin
C18: from L., from demens , dement- 'out of one's mind'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004