This is the 6135th most frequent Spanish word.
alzheimer
A progressive neurological disorder that causes memory loss, cognitive decline, and behavioral changes.
In this sentence, 'alzhéimer' refers to the medical condition as a diagnosis affecting someone.
Mi abuelo fue diagnosticado con alzhéimer hace dos años.
My grandfather was diagnosed with Alzheimer's two years ago.
Here, 'alzhéimer' is used in its general form to describe the disease.
El alzhéimer es una enfermedad neurodegenerativa progresiva.
Alzheimer's is a progressive neurodegenerative disease.
This usage of 'alzhéimer' highlights a social or community effort addressing the disease and its impacts on people.