アルツハイマー

あるつはいまー
noun
Alzheimer's (disease)
medicalhealth
1. Alzheimer's; Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease, a progressive form of dementia. Usually appears in the full form アルツハイマー(びょう) but is frequently shortened to just アルツハイマー in speech and headlines.
アルツハイマー診断(しんだん)された
He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
祖母(そぼ)アルツハイマー(びょう)(わずら)っている
My grandmother is suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
I read the news that a new treatment for Alzheimer's has been approved.

From the name of German psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer. The full medical term is アルツハイマー(びょう) or アルツハイマー(がた)認知症(にんちしょう) ("Alzheimer's-type dementia"); shortening to just アルツハイマー is common in everyday speech.

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