oligophrenia

ol·i·go·phre·ni·a

[ol-i-goh-free-nee-uh, uh-lig-uh-]
noun Pathology.
less than normal mental development.

Origin:
1895–1900; < Neo-Latin; see oligo-, phren-, -ia

ol·i·go·phren·ic [ol-i-goh-fren-ik, uh-lig-uh-] , adjective
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