No. 4,976 in German
alzheimer
Alzheimer: A progressive neurodegenerative disease causing memory loss and cognitive decline.
In a sentence
Mein Großvater leidet an Alzheimer.
My grandfather suffers from Alzheimer's.
Here, 'Alzheimer' is used as a noun to denote the disease itself.
Die Alzheimer-Forschung hat in den letzten Jahren Fortschritte gemacht.
Alzheimer's research has made progress in recent years.
In this sentence, 'Alzheimer' acts as an attributive noun, describing the type of research (related to Alzheimer's disease).
Die Symptome von Alzheimer können sich unterschiedlich ausdrücken.
The symptoms of Alzheimer's can manifest differently.
Here, 'Alzheimer' functions as a noun used in possessive form to attribute the symptoms to the disease.
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