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mental handicap — ► NOUN ▪ intellectual capacity that is underdeveloped to an extent which prevents normal function in society … English terms dictionary
mental handicap — noun a condition in which the intellectual capacity of a person is permanently lowered or underdeveloped to an extent which prevents normal function in society. Derivatives mentally handicapped adverb Usage The terms mental handicap and mentally… … English new terms dictionary
mental handicap — a former term for learning disability … The new mediacal dictionary
mental — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of, done by, or occurring in the mind. 2) relating to disorders or illnesses of the mind. 3) informal mad. DERIVATIVES mentally adverb. USAGE The use of mental in sense 2 (e.g. as in mental hospital … English terms dictionary
mental defect — mental deficiency, mental handicap … English contemporary dictionary
Mental retardation — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F70 F … Wikipedia
handicap — noun 1 physical/mental disability ADJECTIVE ▪ serious, severe ▪ mild ▪ mental, physical, visual ▪ She can t drive because of her visual h … Collocations dictionary
Mental retardation — A term used when a person has certain limitations in mental functioning and in skills such as communicating, taking care of him or herself, and social skills. These limitations will cause a child to learn and develop more slowly than a typical… … Medical dictionary
handicap — 1. A physical, mental, or emotional condition that interferes with an individual s normal functioning. 2. Reduction in a person s capacity to fulfill a social role as a consequence of an impairment, inadequate training for the role … Medical dictionary
mental deficiency — Synonyms and related words: aberration, abnormality, alienation, amentia, arrested development, backwardness, blithering idiocy, brain damage, brainsickness, clouded mind, craziness, cretinism, daftness, dementedness, dementia, derangement,… … Moby Thesaurus
