Mental retardation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-007189",
  "term": "Mental retardation",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A condition characterized by significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning, accompanied by deficits in adaptive behavior, manifested during the developmental period. This impairment affects cognitive abilities such as reasoning, problem-solving, and learning, as well as practical, social, and conceptual skills. The term is now largely replaced by 'intellectual disability' in clinical and scientific contexts.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 880 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/mental-retardation/"
}