Medical Dictionary

presenile

adj pre·se·nile \ˌprē-ˈsē-ˌnīl\

Medical Definition of PRESENILE

1
:  of, relating to, occurring in, or being the period immediately preceding the development of senility in an organism or person <the presenile period of life>
2
:  prematurely displaying symptoms of senile dementia
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