Dementia
Pronunciation : De*men"ti*a
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., fr. demens. See Dement.]
Definition : Defn: Insanity; madness; esp. that form which consists in weakness or total loss of thought and reason; mental imbecility; idiocy.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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