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老人性痴呆症 (ろうじんせいちほうしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

老ろう人じん性せい痴ち呆ほう症しょう

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Meanings

1

noun

senile dementia

dated termmedicine

Dated medical term for dementia in the elderly. The modern preferred term is 老人性認知症 (ろうじんせいにんちしょう).

See also: 老人性認知症

老ろう人じん性せい痴ち呆ほう症しょうは、現げん在ざい

で

は

老ろう

人じん

性せい

認にん

知ち

症しょう

と

呼よ

ば

れる

こと

が

多おお

い

。

Senile dementia is now often called 老人性認知症.

Kanji

老old man, old age, grow old
人person
性sex, gender, nature
痴stupid, foolish
呆be amazed, disgusted, shocked
症symptoms, illness

Similar words

老ろう人じん性せい認にん知ち症しょう
Modern, less stigmatizing term for the same condition; preferred in current medical and everyday usage.
認にん知ち症しょう
General term for dementia, not limited to the elderly.

Etymology

Compound of 老人 (ろうじん, 'elderly person'), 性 (せい, 'nature, characteristic'), 痴呆 (ちほう, 'dementia'), and 症 (しょう, 'condition, disease').