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retarded
characterized by a slowness or limitation in intellectual understanding and awareness, emotional development, academic progress, etc. -
amentia
severe mental deficiency, usually congenital -
cretinism
a condition arising from a deficiency of thyroid hormone, present from birth, characterized by dwarfism and learning difficulties -
depressomotor
retarding motor activity -
developmental disability
a disability, as mental retardation or cerebral palsy, that begins at an early age and continues indefinitely, leading to substantial handicap. -
fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
any of several disorders characterized by a variable cluster of birth defects that may include facial abnormalities, growth deficiency, mental retardation, and other impairments, caused by the mother's consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. Abbreviation: FASD.