mental retardation
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Clinicians might also be less frequently assigning other labels such as intellectual disability, formally referred to as mental retardation, some data suggest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025
In children, hypothyroidism can cause cretinism, which can lead to mental retardation and growth defects.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The term mental retardation was often a medical diagnosis for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2021
Former Rep. Michele Bachmann even suggested that the HPV vaccine causes "mental retardation."
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2019
People wouldn’t use words like epilepsy, mental retardation, or neurosyphilis to describe Elsie’s condition until years later.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
