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dementia vs Korsakoff's syndrome

Korsakoff's syndrome vs dementia

dementia and Korsakoff's syndrome both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dementia Yes No No No
Korsakoff's syndrome Yes No No No
As nouns, Korsakoff's syndrome is a hyponym of dementia; that is, Korsakoff's syndrome is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dementia:
  • dementia: mental deterioration of organic or functional origin
  • Korsakoff's syndrome: dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact
dementia (noun) Korsakoff's syndrome (noun)
mental deterioration of organic or functional origin dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact
Difference between dementia and Korsakoff's syndrome

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