SENECTUS
\sˈɛnɛktəs], \sˈɛnɛktəs], \s_ˈɛ_n_ɛ_k_t_ə_s]\
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The last period of life, commencing, according to some, at 60 years of age,-according to M. Flourens at 70,-but varying according to numerous circumstances. It is characterized by progressive diminution of the physical and moral faculties.
By Robley Dunglison