developmental disorder

noun

A psychiatric condition impairing a human individual’s childhood development.

Meanings

noundevelopmental disorder (plural developmental disorders)

plural developmental disorders

  1. A psychiatric condition impairing a human individual’s childhood development.

    Synonyms: developmental disability, DD

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA psychiatric condition impairing a human individual’s childhood development.

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