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Mongolian idiocy

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Etymology

Coined in the 19th century, referring to the resemblance the afflicted children bore to the people of what was then known as mongoloid.

Definitions

  1. Synonym of Down syndrome.

  2. Alternative letter-case form of Mongolian idiocy.

    • The condition known as trisomy 21 syndrome or mongolian idiocy (sometimes referred to as Down's syndrome) had long been an enigma.

The neighborhood

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