Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #1500
Word (Wort)

der Alzheimer

Translation (Übersetzung) Alzheimer's disease
Pronunciation (Aussprache) [ˈaltshaɪ̯mɐ]
B2
Nouns
Intermediate
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
health medical proper noun aging disease neurology
Alzheimer is a proper noun referring to the neurodegenerative disease named after Alois Alzheimer. It's typically used with the definite article 'der' and is often shortened to 'Alzheimer' in casual speech. The full term is 'Alzheimer-Krankheit' or 'Morbus Alzheimer'.

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Alzheimer is a German Nouns

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Alzheimer Examples (Beispiele) in English

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Mein Großvater leidet an Alzheimer.
My grandfather suffers from Alzheimer's.
Medical context
Die Alzheimer-Forschung macht Fortschritte.
Alzheimer research is making progress.
Scientific context
Alzheimer ist eine neurodegenerative Erkrankung.
Alzheimer's is a neurodegenerative disease.
Medical definition

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Alzheimer Word Family (Wortfamilie)

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named after (benannt nach)
Alois Alzheimer
Meaning: Alois Alzheimer
Example: Die Krankheit wurde nach Alois Alzheimer benannt.
Noun
full term (vollständige Bezeichnung)
Alzheimer-Krankheit
Meaning: Alzheimer's disease
Example: Die Alzheimer-Krankheit ist die häufigste Form der Demenz.
Noun
medical term (medizinischer Begriff)
Morbus Alzheimer
Meaning: Alzheimer's disease
Example: Morbus Alzheimer wurde 1906 erstmals beschrieben.
Noun

Alzheimer Usage - Alzheimer Collocations - Alzheimer Idioms - Alzheimer Synonyms - Alzheimer Antonyms

Alzheimer Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

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Alzheimer Collocations (Kollokationen)

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an Alzheimer erkranken
to develop Alzheimer's disease
High frequency
Alzheimer-Demenz
Alzheimer's dementia
High frequency
Alzheimer-Patient
Alzheimer patient
High frequency
Alzheimer-Forschung
Alzheimer research
Medium frequency
Alzheimer-Verlauf
progression of Alzheimer's
Medium frequency
Alzheimer-Risiko
Alzheimer risk
Medium frequency
Alzheimer-Symptome
Alzheimer symptoms
High frequency
Alzheimer-Therapie
Alzheimer therapy
Medium frequency

Alzheimer Idioms (Redewendungen)

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Alzheimer haben
to have Alzheimer's
Informal way to say someone has Alzheimer's disease; can be used humorously when someone forgets something
Alzheimer bekommen
to get Alzheimer's
To develop Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer im Anfangsstadium
Alzheimer's in the early stages
Referring to the beginning phase of the disease

Alzheimer Synonyms (Synonyme)

Alzheimer synonyms - words with similar meanings. Find alternative words for Alzheimer and expand your German vocabulary. Learn Alzheimer similar words and their usage.

Morbus Alzheimer
Meaning: Alzheimer's disease
High similarity
Alzheimer-Demenz
Meaning: Alzheimer's dementia
High similarity
Alzheimer-Erkrankung
Meaning: Alzheimer illness
High similarity
Alzheimer-Syndrom
Meaning: Alzheimer syndrome
Medium similarity

Alzheimer Antonyms (Antonyme)

Alzheimer antonyms - opposite words. Learn words with opposite meanings to Alzheimer. Discover Alzheimer opposite words and expand your German vocabulary.

geistige Gesundheit
Meaning: mental health
gutes Gedächtnis
Meaning: good memory
kognitive Fitness
Meaning: cognitive fitness
gesunder Geist
Meaning: healthy mind

Alzheimer Semantically Related Words - Alzheimer Contextually Related Words - Alzheimer Thematically Related Words

Alzheimer Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

Alzheimer semantically related words - words that are conceptually or thematically related to Alzheimer. Explore Alzheimer related vocabulary and discover words in the same semantic field. Learn Alzheimer contextually related words to expand your German vocabulary.

Demenz Gedächtnisverlust Neurodegeneration Gehirn Krankheit Alter Pflege Therapie Diagnose Symptome

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