senile (redirected from senilely)

senile /se·nile/ (se´nil) pertaining to old age; manifesting senility.

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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.

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senile

pertaining to old age; manifesting senility.

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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.