amentia

[ ey-men-shuh, uh-men- ]
/ eɪˈmɛn ʃə, əˈmɛn- /

noun Psychiatry.

lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.

Origin of amentia

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin, equivalent to āment- (see ament2) + -ia -ia

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British Dictionary definitions for amentia

amentia
/ (əˈmɛnʃə) /

noun

severe mental deficiency, usually congenital Compare dementia

Word Origin for amentia

C14: from Latin: insanity, from āmēns mad, from mēns mind

Medical definitions for amentia

amentia
[ ā-mĕnshə, ə-mĕn- ]

n.

Insufficient mental development or functioning.