amentia

a·men·tia  (-mnsh, -sh-)

n.

1. Mental retardation.

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

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[Latin mentia, madness, senselessness, from mns, ment-, insane; see ament².]

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amentia [əˈmɛnʃə]

n

(Medicine) severe mental deficiency, usually congenital Compare dementia

[from Latin: insanity, from āmēns mad, from mēns mind]

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amentia

1. a congenital condition of low intelligence.
2. a form of temporary insanity. Cf. dementia.

See also: Insanity

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Noun

1.

amentia - extreme mental retardation idiocy backwardness, mental retardation, subnormality, slowness, retardation - lack of normal development of intellectual capacities