Senile also known as Senile dementia is the mental deterioration (loss of intellectual ability) that is associated with or the characteristics of old age.

What does senile mean in medical terms?

Medical Definition of senile 1 : of, relating to, exhibiting, or characteristic of old age senile weakness especially : exhibiting a loss of cognitive abilities (as memory) associated with old age.

What is senility in medical term?

Medical Definition of senility : the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age especially : the deterioration of cognitive functioning associated with old age.