| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Alzheimer’s disease |
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| (AHLTS-heye-muhrz, ALTS-heye-muhrz, AWLTS-heye-muhrz) A disease in which mental capacity decreases because of the breakdown of brain cells. | 1 |
| ‡ Alzheimer’s disease is a major cause of loss of intellectual function in middle-aged and elderly people. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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