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minimal brain dysfunction

noun

  1. (no longer in technical use) attention deficit disorder.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of minimal brain dysfunction1

First recorded in 1960–65
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Example Sentences

Soon after Bradley’s discovery the medical community began labeling children exhibiting these symptoms as having “minimal brain dysfunction,” or MBD, and treating them with the stimulants Ritalin and Cylert.

From Time

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