Alzheimer’s
noun /ˈæltshaɪməz/, /ˈɔːltshaɪməz/
/ˈɑːltshaɪmərz/
(also Alzheimer’s disease
[uncountable] /ˈæltshaɪməz dɪziːz/, /ˈɔːltshaɪməz dɪziːz/
/ˈɑːltshaɪmərz dɪziːz/
)- a serious disease, especially affecting older people, that prevents the brain from functioning normally and causes loss of memory, loss of ability to speak clearly, etc.
阿尔茨海默病 词源early 20th cent.: named after Alois Alzheimer (1864–1915), the German neurologist who first identified it.