idiocy

idiocy

 [id´e-ah-se]

old term for profound mental retardation, now considered offensive.

amaurotic familial idiocy former name for neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis.

mongolian idiocy former name for Down syndrome or the marked mental retardation associated with it. The term is now considered offensive.

idiocy

(ĭd′ē-ə-sē)

n. pl. idio·cies

1. Extreme folly or stupidity.

2. A foolish or stupid utterance or deed.

idiocy

An obsolete term for severe mental retardation (IQ < 25).

idiocy

The state of a person with a mental age of less than three. The term is little used in medicine.