juvenile amaurotic idiocy
- noun
- /ˈdʒuːvənɪl ˌæməˈrɔtɪk ˈɪdiəsi/
- Offensive
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enfermedad de Spielmeyer-Vogt
- The child was diagnosed with juvenile amaurotic idiocy after presenting with progressive vision loss and cognitive decline.
Examples
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Medical researchers have been studying juvenile amaurotic idiocy to better understand its genetic causes.
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Families affected by juvenile amaurotic idiocy often seek support from specialized healthcare providers.
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The child was diagnosed with juvenile amaurotic idiocy at a young age.
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Doctors are researching juvenile amaurotic idiocy to find better treatments.
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The child was diagnosed with juvenile amaurotic idiocy after presenting with progressive vision loss and cognitive decline.
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Medical researchers have been studying juvenile amaurotic idiocy to better understand its genetic causes.
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Families affected by juvenile amaurotic idiocy often seek support from specialized healthcare providers.
Synonyms
A rare inherited illness starting in early childhood that causes vision loss and mental decline leading to early death
An inherited disease where fat builds up in the brain and causes early death in children
Surface Forms
Morphology
The parts 'juvenile' (childhood), 'amaurotic' (relating to blindness), and 'idiocy' (severe intellectual impairment) together would lead a learner who knows the constituents to infer a childhood condition involving blindness and cognitive impairment. However, the full clinical sense — a specific rare congenital lipid‑metabolism disorder with progressive dementia and early death — and the technical term 'amaurotic' are specialized and not fully predictable from the parts, so only partial transparency applies.
Etymology
Juvenile amaurotic idiocy comes from three parts: juvenile meaning 'young', amaurotic from a word for 'dark' or 'blind', and idiocy an old word for 'severe thinking problems'. So the name describes a childhood disease that makes vision get worse and causes serious loss of thinking, and it often led to early death.
