AMENTIA


Meaning of AMENTIA in English

[ eɪ'mɛnʃə , ə- ]

■ noun Medicine, dated severe congenital mental disability.

Origin

ME: from L., lit. 'madness', from amens , ament- 'mad', from a- 'without' + mens 'the mind'.

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