mental-retardation

mental retardation

noun
a developmental disorder characterized by a subnormal ability to learn and a substantially low IQ.

Origin:
1900–15

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mental retardation
 
n
psychiatry the condition of having a low intelligence quotient (below 70)

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mental retardation n.
Subnormal intellectual development or functioning that is the result of congenital causes, brain injury, or disease and is characterized by any of various deficiencies, ranging from impaired learning ability to social and vocational inadequacy. Also called mental deficiency.

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mental retardation  
Below-average intellectual ability resulting from a genetic defect, brain injury, or disease, and usually present from birth or early infancy.
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