mo·ron (môr  n )n. A person of mild mental retardation having a mental age of from 7 to 12 years and generally having communication and social skills enabling some degree of academic or vocational education. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive. mo·ron ic (m -rn k, mô-) adj.mo ronism, mo·roni·ty (m-rn-t , mô-) n. |
moron [mo´ron]
obsolete term for a person with the highest grade of mental retardation, equivalent to the modern classification “mild mental retardation.”
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