Medical Dictionary

developmentally disabled

adj

Medical Definition of DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED

:  having a physical or mental disability (as mental retardation) that becomes apparent in childhood and prevents, impedes, or limits normal development including the ability to learn or to care for oneself—abbreviation DD
developmental disability noun

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