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ATELEIOSIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ateleiosis mean?
• ATELEIOSIS (noun)
The noun ATELEIOSIS has 1 sense:
1. a form of infantilism characterized by physical underdevelopment but normal intelligence
Familiarity information: ATELEIOSIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A form of infantilism characterized by physical underdevelopment but normal intelligence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
ateleiosis; ateliosis
Hypernyms ("ateleiosis" is a kind of...):
infantilism (an abnormal condition in which an older child or adult retains infantile characteristics)
Derivation:
ateleiotic (of or relating to ateleiosis)
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