infantile : Idioms & Phrases
infantile amaurotic idiocy
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noun a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occurring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood
Tay-Sachs; Sachs disease; Tay-Sachs disease.
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infantile autism
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noun a rare but serious syndrome of childhood characterized by withdrawal and lack of social responsiveness or interest in others and serious linguistic deficits
- there is considerable dispute among specialists concerning infantile autism
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infantile fixation
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noun an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
fixation; regression; arrested development.
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infantile paralysis
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noun an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
acute anterior poliomyelitis; poliomyelitis; polio.
