Dementia and Senile dementia

Dementia

Dementia noun - A serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life.
Usage example: doctors were able to treat the patient's dementia with drugs and thus allow him to function on his own

Senile dementia and dementia are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Senile dementia" instead a noun "Dementia".

Senile dementia

Senile dementia noun - Dementia of the aged; results from degeneration of the brain in the absence of cerebrovascular disease.
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Dementia and senile dementia are semantically related. You can use "Dementia" instead a noun phrase "Senile dementia".
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Senile dementia and Dementia. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dementia/senile_dementia
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