oligophrenia

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Ancient Greek ὀλίγοι (olígoi, few) +‎ Ancient Greek φρήν (phrḗn, mind, soul).

Pronunciation

[edit]

IPA(key): /ˌɒlɪɡoʊˈfɹiːnɪə/, /ˌɒlɪɡoʊˈfɹɛ.ni.ə/, /ˌɒlɪɡəˈfɹiː.ni.ə/

Noun

[edit]

oligophrenia (countable and uncountable, plural oligophrenias)

  1. (pathology) subnormal mental development

Translations

[edit]