Mon·gol·oid or mon·gol·oid (m ng g -loid , mn-)adj. Of or relating to Down syndrome. Not in technical use. n. A person affected with Down syndrome. No longer in technical use. Now considered offensive. |
mongoloid [mon´go-loid]
1. pertaining to or resembling the Mongols, a group in Central Asia.
2. old term for certain features characteristic of an individual with down syndrome.
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