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say it: ALZ-hahy-murz
alzheimer's is a noun meaning "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". It is pronounced /ˈælzˌhaɪmɚz/ — ALZ-hahy-murz. It carries one recorded sense.
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
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for alzheimer's come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.