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a⋅men⋅tia

  [ey-men-shuh, uh-men-]
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–noun Psychiatry.
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L, equiv. to āment- (see ament 2 ) + -ia -ia
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a·men·tia   (ā-měn'shə, -shē-ə)   
n.  

  1. Mental retardation.

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


[Latin āmentia, madness, senselessness, from āmēns, āment-, insane; see ament2.]
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Main Entry: amen·tia
Pronunciation: (')A-'men-ch(E-)&, (')ä-
Function: noun
: : MENTAL RETARDATION; specifically : a condition of lack of development of intellectual capacity—compare DEMENTIA
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amentia a·men·tia (ā-měn'shə, -shē-ə, ə-měn'-)
n.
Insufficient mental development or functioning.

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