senile /se·nile/ (se´nīl) pertaining to old age; manifesting senility.
senile
se·nile (s  n l , s nl)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
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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