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a·men·tia
(ā-mĕn′shə, -shē-ə)n.
Severe intellectual disability. This term belongs to a classification system no longer in use.
[Latin āmentia, mental derangement, from āmēns, āment-, out of one's mind, mentally deranged : ā-, ab-, out of; see ab-1 + mēns, mind; see men- in Indo-European roots.]
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amentia
(əˈmɛnʃə)n
(Medicine) severe mental deficiency, usually congenital. Compare dementia
[C14: from Latin: insanity, from āmēns mad, from mēns mind]
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a•men•tia
(eɪˈmɛn ʃə, əˈmɛn-)n.
severe mental retardation.
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amentia
1. a congenital condition of low intelligence.
2. a form of temporary insanity. Cf. dementia.
See also: Insanity2. a form of temporary insanity. Cf. dementia.
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Noun | 1. | amentia - extreme mental retardation backwardness, mental retardation, subnormality, slowness, retardation - lack of normal development of intellectual capacities |
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