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retardation Definition

re·tar·da·tion (rē′tär dās̸hən)

noun

  1. a retarding or being retarded
  2. something that retards; hindrance
  3. mental retardation
  4. a decrease in velocity
  5. the amount that something is retarded

Etymology: ME < L retardatio

retardation Related Forms
re·tarda·tive (ri tärdə tiv) adjective or re·tarda·to′ry-tôr′ē
retardation Synonyms

retardation

n.

  1. Something that retards

    obstacle, delay, hindrance; see impediment 1.

  2. 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.

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