Cretinism is a form of amentia, which is endemic in certain districts, especially in some of the valleys of Switzerland, Savoy, and France.
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Amentia
/eɪˈmɛnʃə/
Synonyms for "amentia" (34 found)
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Noun(2 words)
archaic labelcognitive impairment
Strong matches (10)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (17)
mental handicapmental retardationmongolianismmongolismmongoloid idiocymoronismmoronityprofound idiocyretardationretardmentsimple-wittednesssimplemindednesssimplenesssimplicitysubnormality
Noun(2 words)
mental incapacityobsolete name
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10 entriesbackwardnesscognitive impairmenthistorical terminologymental disordermental retardationneurological conditionretardationslownesssubnormalityterminology
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2 entriesacquired amentiacongenital amentia
Collocations
5 entriesacquired amentiacongenital amentialate onset amentiaprogressive amentiasevere amentia
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