developmental disability
noun
a disability, as mental retardation or cerebral palsy, that begins at an early age and continues indefinitely, leading to substantial handicap.
OTHER WORDS FROM developmental disability
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Medical definitions for develop-mentally disabled
developmental disability
n.
A cognitive, emotional, or physical impairment, especially one related to abnormal sensory or motor development, that appears in infancy or childhood and involves a failure or delay in progressing through the normal developmental stages of childhood.
Scientific definitions for develop-mentally disabled
developmental disability
[ dĭ-vĕl′əp-mĕn′tl ]
A mental or physical disability, such as cerebral palsy or mental retardation, that is present during childhood, interferes with normal physical, intellectual, or emotional development, and usually lasts throughout life.