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amentia

American  
[ey-men-shuh, uh-men-] / eɪˈmɛn ʃə, əˈmɛn- /

noun

Psychiatry.

  1. (no longer in technical use) intellectual disability.

amentia British  
/ əˈmɛnʃə /

noun

  1. severe mental deficiency, usually congenital Compare dementia

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Etymology

Origin of amentia

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin, equivalent to āment- ( see ament 2) + -ia noun suffix ( see -ia)

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