Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun alzheimers

1 sense of alzheimers

Sense 1
Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's, Alzheimers -- (a progressive form of presenile dementia that is similar to senile dementia except that it usually starts in the 40s or 50s; first symptoms are impaired memory which is followed by impaired thought and speech and finally complete helplessness)
       => presenile dementia -- (dementia with onset before the age of 65)