Medical Dictionary
senile
adj se·nile \ˈsēn-ˌīl also ˈsen-\
Medical Definition of SENILE
1
: of, relating to, exhibiting, or characteristic of old age <senile weakness>; especially : exhibiting a loss of mental faculties associated with old age
2
: being a cell that cannot undergo mitosis and is in the stage of declining functional capacities prior to the time of death <senile red blood cells>
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