痴ち呆ほう症しょうちほうしょうじ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1noundementiaobsolete termmedicine›Obsolete medical term for dementia. Replaced by 認知症 (にんちしょう) in modern usage. Still encountered in older texts or historical contexts.See also: 認知症かつては「痴ち呆ほう症しょう」と呼よばれていたが、今いまは「認にん知ち症しょう」が一いっ般ぱん的てきだ。Break this sentence down in the analyzerIt used to be called '痴呆症', but now '認知症' is the common term.See all 2 example sentences ›