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imbecility [im″bĕ-sil´ĭ-te]

old term for intermediate forms of mental retardation, now considered offensive.

imbecility

a state of mind in which an animal does feeble, weak, absurd things and does not respond to usual environmental stimuli. Usually congenital. See also hydranencephaly, encephalopathy.

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