Definition
plural of dementia; multiple types or instances of mental illness involving deterioration of mental faculties.
Etymology
Plural form of 'dementia,' from Latin. Modern medical usage recognizes different 'dementias' — Alzheimer's, vascular, Lewy body — so plural usage became necessary.
Kelly Says
Once doctors realized there wasn't just one type of dementia, the plural form became essential — it reflects how science discovered that 'dementia' wasn't one disease but many.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መንፈስ አይነት
menfes aynet
BNবাংলা
মানসিক অবনতি
mansik abonati
CACatalà
demències
deh-men-sees
CSČeština
demence
deh-men-ce
DEDeutsch
Demenzen
deh-men-zen
ELΕλληνικά
η νοητική φθορά
i noitikí ftora
ESEspañol
demencias
deh-men-thee-as
FAفارسی
زوال حافظه
zaval-e hafezeh
FISuomi
demenssit
deh-men-s-it
FRFrançais
démences
deh-men-s
GUGU
મનપ્રતિબંધ
man-pratibandh
HAHA
ciwon tunanin
chi-won-tu-na-nin
HIहिन्दी
मनोभ्रंश
mano-bhran-sh
HUMagyar
demencia
deh-men-tsia
IDBahasa Indonesia
demensia
deh-men-sia
IGIG
nchekwara
ncheh-kwar-ah
ITItaliano
demenze
deh-men-tzeh
KMKM
ប្រភព អាយុ
pra-phouv ayu
MRMR
मनाचे क्षय
mana-che kshay
MSBahasa Melayu
demensia
deh-men-sia
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်ပျက်
seet-pyet
NLNederlands
dementiën
deh-men-tee-en
PAPA
ਮਨ-ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ
man-pra-bhaav
PLPolski
demencje
deh-men-chye
PTPortuguês
demencias
deh-men-thee-as
RORomână
demență
deh-men-tsa
RUРусский
деменция
de-men-tsia
SVSvenska
demens
deh-mens
SWKiswahili
demensia
deh-men-sia
TAதமிழ்
மனநிலை சிதைவு
mana-nilai si-thai-vu
TEతెలుగు
మనస్సులో క్షీణత
manasulo kshīṇata
THไทย
โรคหลงลืม
rok long luem
TLTL
demensia
deh-men-sia
TRTürkçe
demensyalar
deh-men-syah-lah-r
UKУкраїнська
деменція
demen-tsia
VITiếng Việt
bệnh Alzheimer
benh al-ts-haim-er