Medical term:
senility
senility
[sĕ-nil´ĭ-te]an obsolete and imprecise term used to denote a pronounced loss of mental or physical control in the aged. Certain types of psychosis are associated with aging, such as senile dementia and dementia of the alzheimer type.
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se·nil·i·ty
(se-nil'i-tē), Negative and pejorative connotations of this word may render it offensive in some contexts.1. Old age.
2. General term for a variety of organic disorders, both physical and mental, occurring in old age.
[see senile]
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senility
Geriatrics A state of advanced physical and mental deterioration associated with advanced age. See Dementia, Geriatrics, Senile dementia.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
se·nil·i·ty
(sĕ-nil'i-tē)Old age; a general term for a variety of conditions seen in mental disorders occurring in old age, broken down into two broad categories, organic and psychological.
See also: senile
See also: senile
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senility
Old age, usually with the connotation of mental or physical deterioration. From the Latin senilis , old (which had no negative significance).Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
se·nil·i·ty
(sĕ-nil'i-tē) Negative and pejorative connotations of this word may render it offensive in some contexts.1. Old age.
2. General term for a variety of organic disorders, both physical and mental, occurring in old age.
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