► 名詞認知症 [にんちしょう] [tech]
meaning: dementia rank: 2☆
彼の
父親は認知症に
掛かった ⇨ His father is suffering from dementia
(☛ Literally means “recognition (loss) condition”. Became the official term to replace 痴呆症 which is today considered discriminatory)More examples:- 認知症の患者が失禁した ⇨ A patient with dementia had an incontinence accident