mental deficiency

mental deficiency
n.
former term for MENTAL RETARDATION

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  • mental deficiency — n MENTAL RETARDATION * * * see mental retardation * * * see under retardation …   Medical dictionary

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  • mental deficiency — noun Date: 1856 mental retardation …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • mental deficiency — noun dated the condition of having a mental disability …   English new terms dictionary

  • mental deficiency — an obsolete term for mental retardation …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • mental deficiency — men tal defi′ciency n. psi (no longer in technical use) mental retardation …   From formal English to slang

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