congenital idiocy

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• idiocy — n. 1) congenital idiocy 2) idiocy to + inf. (it was sheer idiocy for him to arrive late) * * * [ ɪdɪəsɪ] congenital idiocy idiocy to + inf. (it was sheer idiocy for him to arrive late) …   Combinatory dictionary

• congenital disease — noun a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically • Syn: ↑genetic disease, ↑genetic disorder, ↑genetic abnormality, ↑genetic defect, ↑inherited disease, ↑inherited disorder, ↑hereditary disease, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• idiocy — n. 1. Condition of an idiot, imbecility, native irrationality, congenital imbecility. 2. Foolishness, imbecility, fatuity, feebleness of intellect, want of understanding …   New dictionary of synonyms

• juvenile amaurotic idiocy — noun a congenital progressive disorder of lipid metabolism having an onset at age 5 and characterized by blindness and dementia and early death • Syn: ↑Spielmeyer Vogt disease • Hypernyms: ↑genetic disease, ↑genetic disorder, ↑genetic abnormality …   Useful english dictionary

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