minimal brain dysfunction
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of minimal brain dysfunction
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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In the 1940s and '50s, the same constellation of symptoms was called minimal brain damage and, later, minimal brain dysfunction.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then, after 1� hours of neurological and other tests, he pronounced Jeremy a "classic case of minimal brain dysfunction."
From Time Magazine Archive
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