amentia
[ ey-men-shuh, uh-men- ]
/ eɪˈmɛn ʃə, əˈmɛn- /
noun Psychiatry.
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
Nearby words
amenorrhea-galactorrhea syndrome, amenorrhoea, amensalism, ament, amentaceous, amentia, amentiferous, amer., amerasian, amerce, america
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Amentia shows itself negatively and passively; dementia, positively and energetically.
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British Dictionary definitions for amentia
Word Origin for amentia
C14: from Latin: insanity, from āmēns mad, from mēns mind
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Medicine definitions for amentia
amentia
[ ā-mĕn′shə, ə-mĕn′- ]
n.
Insufficient mental development or functioning.
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