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amentia

(ā men′s̸hə, ə-)

noun

a type of severe mental retardation characterized by subnormal development of intellectual capacity

Origin: L, madness < amens, senseless < a- (ab), away, from + mens, mind

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noun

Mental retardation.
Lack of development of intellectual capacity as a result of inadequate brain tissue.

Origin:

Origin: Latin āmentia, madness, senselessness

Origin: , from āmēns, āment-, insane; see ament²

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