Senility

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-010739",
  "term": "Senility",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A historical and somewhat outdated term referring to the physical and mental deterioration associated with old age. It is now largely replaced by more specific medical diagnoses, such as dementia or specific age-related diseases. The term implies a generalized decline rather than a specific pathological condition.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "dementia"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 904 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/senility/"
}