potbellied, dementia

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At Risk: Pot Belly in Midlife Is Linked to Dementia

By NICHOLAS BAKALAR

People with a large pot belly in midlife are at increased risk for dementia in their later years, according to a new study.

pot (STOMACH) Hide phonetics
noun [C usually singular] MAINLY HUMOROUS
a potbelly

potbelly Hide phonetics
noun [C] (ALSO pot)
a noticeably fat, round stomach:
After twenty years of heavy beer-drinking he has a massive potbelly.

potbellied Hide phonetics
adjective
Who's that potbellied man sitting over there?

de・men・tia

［n. 【医】痴呆(ちほう).
dementia prae・cox
　早発性痴呆 ((統合失調症(schizophrenia)の旧称)).