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Dotage

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second childhoodnoun	(idiomatic) The period or state of cognitive decline of an elderly person, characterized by childlike judgment and behavior.
senilitynoun	(chiefly uncountable) The bodily and mental deterioration associated with old age: Synonym of senescence.

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senilitynoun	(chiefly uncountable) The bodily and mental deterioration associated with old age: Synonym of senescence.
second childhoodnoun	(idiomatic) The period or state of cognitive decline of an elderly person, characterized by childlike judgment and behavior.
senescencenoun	(biology) The state or process of ageing, especially in humans; old age.
senilismnoun	(medicine, gerontology) Premature old age.
agingnoun	The process of becoming older or more mature.
acrogerianoun	(pathology) The appearance of senility in the hands or feet.
degenerescencenoun	degeneration
alzheimer's diseasenoun	(neurology, pathology) A disorder involving loss of mental functions resulting from brain tissue changes; senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type.
degenerationnoun	(uncountable, countable) The process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse.
cognitive dysfunction syndromenoun	A form of age-related dementia in cats and dogs.
arcus senilisnoun	(ophthalmology) A faint whitish ring around the iris in elderly people; discoloration of the iris with age.
marasmus senilisnoun	(dated) progressive atrophy of the aged
presbyophrenianoun	A form of senile dementia characterised by memory disturbances.
senile gangrenenoun	(medicine, archaic) A form of gangrene occurring particularly in old people, and usually caused by insufficient blood supply due to degeneration of the walls of the smaller arteries.
senopianoun	The apparent reversal of presbyopia in an elderly person, caused by swelling of the lens of the eye.
senolysisnoun	(medicine) The destruction of senescent cells, such as to alleviate age-related diseases.
sundowner syndromenoun	(medicine, psychology, psychiatry) A state of agitation, confusion, or delirium, especially in elderly patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia, which begins daily at nightfall and which is alleviated by daylight.
alzheimer'snoun	(informal) Ellipsis of Alzheimer's disease. [(neurology, pathology) A disorder involving loss of mental functions resulting from brain tissue changes; senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type.]
sundowner's syndromenoun	Alternative form of sundowner syndrome. [(medicine, psychology, psychiatry) A state of agitation, confusion, or delirium, especially in elderly patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia, which begins daily at nightfall and which is alleviated by daylight.]
necrobiosisnoun	(pathology) The normal death of cells or tissues because of age-related changes.