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单词 amentia
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Definition of amentia in English:

amentia

nounəˈmɛnʃəeɪˈmɛnʃəāˈmen(t)SHēə
mass nounMedicine dated
  • Severe congenital mental disability.

    〔医〕〈旧〉天生严重智障

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She herself has been suffering from uremia inherited from her mother and is also registered as suffering from ‘slight amentia’ (mental deficiency) in her own disability certificate.
    • Moreover the anxiety about gestation increased and she developed amentia at last.
    • There are probably other types of amentia in which a rare recessive gene is the chief determinant.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin, literally 'madness', from amens, ament- 'mad', from a- 'without' + mens 'the mind'.

Definition of amentia in US English:

amentia

nounāˈmen(t)SHēə
Medicine dated
  • Severe congenital mental handicap.

    〔医〕〈旧〉天生严重智障

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She herself has been suffering from uremia inherited from her mother and is also registered as suffering from ‘slight amentia’ (mental deficiency) in her own disability certificate.
    • Moreover the anxiety about gestation increased and she developed amentia at last.
    • There are probably other types of amentia in which a rare recessive gene is the chief determinant.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin, literally ‘madness’, from amens, ament- ‘mad’, from a- ‘without’ + mens ‘the mind’.

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