amentia
[ ey-men-shuh, uh-men- ]
/ eɪˈmɛn ʃə, əˈmɛn- /
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noun Psychiatry.
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
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Words nearby amentia
Amen-Ra, a mensa et thoro, amensalism, ament, amentaceous, amentia, amentiferous, Amer., Amerasian, amerce, America
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Example sentences from the Web for amentia
Amentia shows itself negatively and passively; dementia, positively and energetically.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes|Ludwig DderleinIllegitimacy is, however, the larger problem in rural amentia.
Rural Problems of Today|Ernest R. Groves
British Dictionary definitions for amentia
Word Origin for amentia
C14: from Latin: insanity, from āmēns mad, from mēns mind
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Medical definitions for amentia
amentia
[ ā-mĕn′shə, ə-mĕn′- ]
n.
Insufficient mental development or functioning.
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