"Alzheimer's disease" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɑːl(t)shaɪmə(ɹ)z/, /ˈæl(t)shaɪmə(ɹ)z/, /ˈɔːl(t)shaɪmə(ɹ)z/, /ˈɔːlzhaɪmə(ɹ)z/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Alzheimer's disease.wav [US]
enPR: äl(t)s'hī-mə(r)z, ăl(t)s'hī-mə(r)z, ôl(t)s'hī-mə(r)z, ôlz'hī-mə(r)z Rhymes: -iːz Etymology: Named after Alois Alzheimer (1864–1915), a German neurologist who described the disease in 1906. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Alzheimer's disease (uncountable)
  1. (neurology, pathology) A disorder involving loss of mental functions resulting from brain tissue changes; senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Diseases, Neurology Synonyms: AD [abbreviation], Alzheimer's [informal], old timer's disease (english: slang, sometimes humorous or derogatory), senile dementia (english: especially formerly), Alzheimer's Disease Related terms: Alzheimer, Alzheimerian, sundowner syndrome Translations (mental disorder from brain tissue changes): Alzheimersiekte (Afrikaans), أَلْزْهَايْمْر (ʔalzhaymr) (Arabic), زَهايْمِر (zəhāymir) [Gulf-Arabic] (Arabic), زَهَايْمَر (zahāymar) [Hijazi-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), زهيمر (zhaymar) [Moroccan-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), Ալցհայմերի հիվանդություն (Alcʿhaymeri hivandutʿyun) (Armenian), Alzheimer xəstəliyi (Azerbaijani), хваро́ба Альцге́ймера (xvaróba Alʹchjéjmjera) [feminine] (Belarusian), алцхаймер (alchajmer) [masculine] (Bulgarian), бо́лест на Алцхаймер (bólest na Alchajmer) [feminine] (Bulgarian), malaltia d'Alzheimer [feminine] (Catalan), 阿爾茨海默病 (Chinese Mandarin), 阿尔茨海默病 (Ā'ěrcíhǎimòbìng) (Chinese Mandarin), 阿茲海默病 (Chinese Mandarin), 阿兹海默病 (Āzīhǎimòbìng) (Chinese Mandarin), 阿耳茨海默氏病 (Ā'ěrcíhǎimòshìbìng) (Chinese Mandarin), 老人失智症 (lǎorén shīzhìzhèng) (Chinese Mandarin), 老年痴呆症 (lǎonián chīdāizhèng) (Chinese Mandarin), kleves Alzheimer [masculine] (Cornish), Alzheimerova choroba [feminine] (Czech), Alzheimers sygdom (Danish), ziekte van Alzheimer (Dutch), alzheimer (Dutch), alchajmero (Esperanto), Alzheimerin tauti (Finnish), alzheimerintauti (Finnish), maladie d’Alzheimer [feminine] (French), ალცჰეიმერის დაავადება (alcheimeris daavadeba) (Georgian), Alzheimer [masculine] (German), Alzheimer-Krankheit [feminine] (German), προγεροντική άνοια (progerontikí ánoia) [feminine] (Greek), νόσος του Αλτσχάιμερ (nósos tou Altscháimer) [feminine] (Greek), અલ્ઝાઇમર રોગની (aljhāimar rognī) (Gujarati), מחלת אלצהיימר [feminine] (Hebrew), अलजाइमर रोग (aljāimar rog) [masculine] (Hindi), Alzheimer-kór (Hungarian), Alzheimer-sjúkdómur [masculine] (Icelandic), Alzheimer-morbo (Ido), aicíd Alzheimer [feminine] (Irish), morbo di Alzheimer [masculine] (Italian), Alzheimer [masculine] (Italian), アルツハイマー病 (Arutsuhaimā-byō) (Japanese), Альцгеймер ауруы (Alsgeimer auruy) (Kazakh), ជំងឺភ្លេចភ្លាំង (jumngɨɨ plɨch pleang) (Khmer), 알츠하이머 병 (Alcheuhaimeo byeong) (Korean), Альцгеймер оорусу (Altsgeymer oorusu) (Kyrgyz), morbus Alzheimer [masculine] (Latin), Alzheimerio liga [feminine] (Lithuanian), Алцхајме́рова бо́лест (Alchajmérova bólest) [feminine] (Macedonian), Alzheimer (Malay), Alzheimers sykdom [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), Alzheimers sjukdom [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), بیماری آلزایمر (bimâri-ye âlzâymer) (Persian), choroba Alzheimera [feminine] (Polish), alzheimer [masculine] (Polish), doença de Alzheimer [feminine] (Portuguese), alzheimer [masculine] (Portuguese), mal de Alzheimer [masculine] (Portuguese), boala Alzheimer [feminine] (Romanian), боле́знь Альцге́ймера (boléznʹ Alʹcgéjmera) [feminine] (Russian), Альцге́ймер (Alʹcgéjmer) [masculine] (Russian), Alzheimarova bolest [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Alzheimer [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Alzheimerova choroba [feminine] (Slovak), alzheimer [masculine] (Slovak), enfermedad de Alzheimer [feminine] (Spanish), alzheimer [masculine] (Spanish), alzhéimer [masculine] (Spanish), Alzheimers sjukdom [common-gender] (Swedish), Бемории Алзенер (Bemoriyi Alzener) (Tajik), మతిమరపు వ్యాధి (matimarapu vyādhi) (Telugu), Alzheimer (Turkish), хворо́ба Альцге́ймера (xvoróba Alʹchéjmera) [feminine] (Ukrainian), Altsgeymer kasalligi (Uzbek), bệnh Alzheimer (Vietnamese), clefyd Alzheimer [masculine] (Welsh)

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          "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
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          "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
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          "word": "mal de Alzheimer"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
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            "feminine"
          ],
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          "code": "sh",
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          "code": "es",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "code": "es",
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            "masculine"
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          "code": "sv",
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          "tags": [
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          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "Bemoriyi Alzener",
          "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
          "word": "Бемории Алзенер"
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          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "matimarapu vyādhi",
          "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
          "word": "మతిమరపు వ్యాధి"
        },
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
          "word": "Alzheimer"
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "xvoróba Alʹchéjmera",
          "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "хворо́ба Альцге́ймера"
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        {
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
          "word": "Altsgeymer kasalligi"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
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          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈɔːl(t)shaɪmə(ɹ)z/"
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      "code": "af",
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      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "Alzheimersiekte"
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      "code": "ar",
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      "code": "hy",
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      "roman": "Alcʿhaymeri hivandutʿyun",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "Ալցհայմերի հիվանդություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "Alzheimer xəstəliyi"
    },
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "xvaróba Alʹchjéjmjera",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "хваро́ба Альцге́ймера"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "alchajmer",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "алцхаймер"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bólest na Alchajmer",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "бо́лест на Алцхаймер"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "malaltia d'Alzheimer"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "阿爾茨海默病"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Ā'ěrcíhǎimòbìng",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "阿尔茨海默病"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "阿茲海默病"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Āzīhǎimòbìng",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "阿兹海默病"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Ā'ěrcíhǎimòshìbìng",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "阿耳茨海默氏病"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "lǎorén shīzhìzhèng",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "老人失智症"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "lǎonián chīdāizhèng",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "老年痴呆症"
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      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
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      "word": "kleves Alzheimer"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Alzheimerova choroba"
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "Alzheimers sygdom"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "ziekte van Alzheimer"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "alzheimer"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "alchajmero"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "Alzheimerin tauti"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "maladie d’Alzheimer"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "alcheimeris daavadeba",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "ალცჰეიმერის დაავადება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alzheimer"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Alzheimer-Krankheit"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "progerontikí ánoia",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "προγεροντική άνοια"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "nósos tou Altscháimer",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "νόσος του Αλτσχάιμερ"
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    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "aljhāimar rognī",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "અલ્ઝાઇમર રોગની"
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    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "מחלת אלצהיימר"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "aljāimar rog",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "अलजाइमर रोग"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "Alzheimer-kór"
    },
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alzheimer-sjúkdómur"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "Alzheimer-morbo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aicíd Alzheimer"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "morbo di Alzheimer"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alzheimer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Arutsuhaimā-byō",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "アルツハイマー病"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "Alsgeimer auruy",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "Альцгеймер ауруы"
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    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "jumngɨɨ plɨch pleang",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "ជំងឺភ្លេចភ្លាំង"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Alcheuhaimeo byeong",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "알츠하이머 병"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "Altsgeymer oorusu",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "Альцгеймер оорусу"
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "morbus Alzheimer"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Alzheimerio liga"
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    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Alchajmérova bólest",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Алцхајме́рова бо́лест"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "Alzheimer"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alzheimers sykdom"
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    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alzheimers sjukdom"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "bimâri-ye âlzâymer",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "بیماری آلزایمر"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "choroba Alzheimera"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alzheimer"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "doença de Alzheimer"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alzheimer"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mal de Alzheimer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "boala Alzheimer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "boléznʹ Alʹcgéjmera",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "боле́знь Альцге́ймера"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Alʹcgéjmer",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Альцге́ймер"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Alzheimarova bolest"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Alzheimer"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Alzheimerova choroba"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alzheimer"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "enfermedad de Alzheimer"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alzheimer"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alzhéimer"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "Alzheimers sjukdom"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "Bemoriyi Alzener",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "Бемории Алзенер"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "matimarapu vyādhi",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "మతిమరపు వ్యాధి"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "Alzheimer"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "xvoróba Alʹchéjmera",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "хворо́ба Альцге́ймера"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "Altsgeymer kasalligi"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "word": "bệnh Alzheimer"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "mental disorder from brain tissue changes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "clefyd Alzheimer"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Alzheimer's disease"
}

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