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单词 amentia
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amentia

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

Words nearby amentia

Amen-Ra, a mensa et thoro, amensalism, ament, amentaceous, amentia, amentiferous, Amer., Amerasian, amerce, America
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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

amentia
/ (əˈmɛnʃə) /

noun

severe mental deficiency, usually congenitalCompare dementia

Word Origin for amentia

C14: from Latin: insanity, from āmēns mad, from mēns mind
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for amentia

amentia
[ ā-mĕnshə, ə-mĕn- ]

n.

Insufficient mental development or functioning.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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