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senile /se·nile/ (se´nīl) pertaining to old age; manifesting senility.
se·nile (snl, snl)
adj.
1. Relating to, characteristic of, or resulting from old age.
2. Exhibiting the symptoms of senility, as impaired memory or the inability to perform certain mental tasks.

senile
[sē′nīl]
Etymology: L, senilis, aged
pertaining to or characteristic of old age or the process of aging. See also aging. senility, n.

senile [se´nīl]
pertaining to old age; see also aged. Called also gerontic.

senile
pertaining to old age; manifesting senility.

senile deafness
due probably to degeneration of the hair cells in the organ of Corti, and to loss of neurons in the spinal ganglion; called also presbycusis.
senile osteoporosis
reduced mineralization of bone due to advanced age.
senile retinopathy
see senile retinopathy.


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