| mental retardation |
An individual is considered to have mental retardation based on the following three criteria: intellectual functioning level (IQ) is below 70-75; significant limitations exist in two or more adaptive skill areas; and the condition is present from childhood (defined as age 18 or less).
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| ment(o)- |
a combining form denoting relationship to the chin. See also words beginning geni(o)-.
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| mental a. |
any pathological deviation from normal mental activity, usually limited to a circumscribed deviation in an otherwise adapted individual.
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| mental b. |
blocking (def. 2).
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| mental blind s. |
mental scotoma.
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