amentia
[ ey-men-shuh, uh-men- ]
/ eɪˈmɛn ʃə, əˈmɛn- /
noun Psychiatry.
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
Words nearby amentia
amenorrhea-galactorrhea syndrome,
amenorrhoea,
amensalism,
ament,
amentaceous,
amentia,
amentiferous,
amer.,
amerasian,
amerce,
america
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 Dderlein
British Dictionary definitions for amentia
Word Origin for amentia
C14: from Latin: insanity, from
āmēns mad, from
mēns mind
Medical definitions for amentia
amentia
[ ā-mĕn′shə, ə-mĕn′- ]
n.
Insufficient mental development or functioning.