mongolism

[ mong-guh-liz-uhm, mon- ]

noun

, (sometimes initial capital letter)

1. (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) Down syndrome.

mongolism

/ ˈmɒŋɡəˌlɪzəm /

noun

1. pathol a formerly used and now highly offensive name for Down's syndrome

Usage

See See at Down's syndrome

Word History and Origins

Origin of mongolism¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; Mongol + -ism

Example Sentences

No, in this creation of a "better" it is tainted with Mongolism.

From Project Gutenberg

They have not built on sand, but in the air; they have wrestled with Mongolism, stormed the Mongolian heaven, Tien.

From Project Gutenberg