APATHETIC DEMENTIA
\ˌapɐθˈɛtɪk dɪmˈɛnʃə], \ˌapɐθˈɛtɪk dɪmˈɛnʃə], \ˌa_p_ɐ_θ_ˈɛ_t_ɪ_k d_ɪ_m_ˈɛ_n_ʃ_ə]\
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A mental state in which all psychic life is reduced to a minimum. The memory is almost completely lost. Sensibility is diminished both to pain and to temperature. This form often constitutes the terminal period of the disease in which active d. has been present.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Health Personnel Attitudes
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Nearby Words
- apastron
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- apathetically
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- apathism