mental defect

collocation in English

meaningsofmentalanddefect

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mental
adjective
uk
/ˈmen.təl/us
/-t̬əl/
relating to the mind, or involving the process ...
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defect
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdiː.fekt/us
/ˈdiː.fekt/
a fault or problem in something or someone that spoils that thing or person or causes it, him, or her not to ...
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(Definition ofmentalanddefectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The committee's motivation for ardently defending a hereditarian explanation ofmentaldefectarose from politics and propaganda.
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Data onmentaldefectand psychiatric disease are also presented.
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But it must be emphasized that the great bulk of severementaldefectis undifferentiated and does not fall into known entities or syndromes.
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There are plenty of old squires who would think it was amentaldefect.
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The very fact that he has amentaldefectmay persuade him that he has not got amentaldefect.
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For instance, take the allied though quite different subject ofmentaldefect.
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I could have done that one anyway, but it did not seem altogether convincing as an evidence ofmentaldefect.
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Particular genes, for example, may determine the colour of a child's eyes and hair or, in some cases, produce a physical ormentaldefect.
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Does this mean that more children are being born with somementaldefect, or that more children are remaining alive?
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What one should appreciate is the fundamental difference between mental disorder andmentaldefect.
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Amentaldefectis something that can be mitigated but cannot be removed.
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They may first come to the notice of the authorities because of amentaldefect.
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They may have a physical ormentaldefect.
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