retardation
retardation
Definition
re·tar·da·tion (rē′tär dā′s̸hən)
noun
- a retarding or being retarded
- something that retards; hindrance
- mental retardation
- a decrease in velocity
- the amount that something is retarded
Etymology: ME < L retardatio
re·tard′a·tive (ri tär′də tiv) adjective or re·tard′a·to′ry-tôr′ē
retardation
Synonyms
retardation
n.
Something that retards
obstacle, delay, hindrance; see impediment 1.Mental disability
mental retardation, slowness, backwardness; see insanity 1.
retardation
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- cause: Then McBride said his research showed that Debendox was also responsible for causing mental retardation.
- include: In particular, it targets children with developmental disabilities including mental retardation, autism, cerebral palsy, learning difficulties and epilepsy.
- have: When speaking with someone who has mental retardation, keep your language simple and make your concepts clear.
- associate: Some of them had mental retardation associated with language delays, autism, and cerebral palsy.
- moderate: At the same time the employers and fellow employees become sensitized to individuals with mild to moderate mental retardation.
- prevent: There is a case for treatment of all SLE pregnancies with aspirin to prevent fetal growth retardation.
Adjective modifier
- intrauterine: Babies who are small for their age in the womb ( intrauterine growth retardation ) are more frequently born to mothers with coeliac disease.
- intra-uterine: Administration of Tenormin to pregnant women in the management of mild to moderate hypertension has been associated with intra-uterine growth retardation.
- x-linked: Subsequently, five further families have been identified, some of which also include individuals with X-linked mental retardation without infantile spasms 48-52.
- mental: For pupils with mental retardation there are nearly no changes.
- mild: Teaching adolescents with mild mental retardation to make decisions in leisure through the use of self-control techniques.
- severe: Other research areas include dyslexia and dynamic assessment in persons with severe mental retardation.
Modifies a noun
- plate: The retardation plate slot at 45 degrees to this.
Noun used with modifier
- growth: For the majority the cause of growth retardation is not known.
- bias: This interactive tutorial explores how varying the amount of bias retardation can affect the appearance and level of staining achieved in the specimen image.
- lambda: Cholesterol acetate, crossed polars and lambda retardation plate.
Preposition: in
- child: Prompt diagnosis and treatment can prevent long-term growth retardation in affected children, although it does not restore hearing.
- growth: Additionally, retardation in growth can occur, which may result in shortened femora.
Preposition: of
- growth: Experimental In this work, three methods for the retardation of grain growth were investigated, all based on the sol-gel route.
- development: The retardation of the economic development of Spain inevitably weakened the centralist tendencies inherent in capitalism.
Browse dictionary entries near retardation
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