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Meaning of "mongolism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MONGOLISM

mongolism  [ˈmɒŋɡəˌlɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MONGOLISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mongolism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MONGOLISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mongolism

Mongolism may refer to: ▪ an outdated name for Down syndrome, now regarded as offensive ▪ Pan-Mongolism, an irredentist idea advocating the union of the contiguous territories inhabited by Mongols ▪ Mongoloid, populations that share certain phenotypic traits...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MONGOLISM


brutalism
ˈbruːtəˌlɪzəm
capitalism
ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm
colonialism
kəˈləʊnɪəˌlɪzəm
formalism
ˈfɔːməˌlɪzəm
imperialism
ɪmˈpɪərɪəˌlɪzəm
journalism
ˈdʒɜːnəˌlɪzəm
liberalism
ˈlɪbərəˌlɪzəm
literalism
ˈlɪtərəˌlɪzəm
materialism
məˈtɪərɪəˌlɪzəm
metabolism
mɪˈtæbəˌlɪzəm
minimalism
ˈmɪnɪməˌlɪzəm
nationalism
ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm
Orientalism
ˌɔːrɪˈɛntəˌlɪzəm
photojournalism
ˌfəʊtəʊˈdʒɜːnəˌlɪzəm
professionalism
prəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm
realism
ˈrɪəˌlɪzəm
socialism
ˈsəʊʃəˌlɪzəm
surrealism
səˈrɪəˌlɪzəm
symbolism
ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm
vandalism
ˈvændəˌlɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MONGOLISM

monged
monger
mongering
mongo
mongoe
mongol
Mongolia
mongolian
Mongolian People´s Republic
Mongolic
mongoloid
mongoose
mongrel
mongrelisation
mongrelise
mongreliser
mongrelism
mongrelization
mongrelize
mongrelizer

WORDS THAT END LIKE MONGOLISM

air embolism
alcoholism
ametabolism
anabolism
antialcoholism
asystolism
basal metabolism
catabolism
crassulacean acid metabolism
diabolism
epipolism
evangelism
holism
hypermetabolism
idolism
katabolism
monopolism
pulmonary embolism
shopaholism
thromboembolism
workaholism

Synonyms and antonyms of mongolism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mongolism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MONGOLISM

Find out the translation of mongolism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mongolism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mongolism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

先天愚型
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mongolismo
570 millions of speakers

English

mongolism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mongolism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

منغولية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

монголизм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mongolismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mongolism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mongolisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mongolisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mongolismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mongolism
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mongolism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mongolisme
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mongolism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mongolism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मंगोलोलिझम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mongolizm
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mongolismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mongolism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

монголізм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mongolism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μογγολισμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mongolisme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mongolism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Downs
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mongolism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MONGOLISM»

The term «mongolism» is normally little used and occupies the 129.478 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MONGOLISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mongolism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mongolism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mongolism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONGOLISM»

Discover the use of mongolism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mongolism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The child with Down's syndrome (mongolism): causes, ...
Explains the genetic causes and physical, social, and mental characteristics of the syndrome as well as providing guidelines for parents who must adjust to their child's condition. Bibliogs
David W. Smith, Ann Asper Wilson, 1973
2
Down's syndrome (Mongolism)
692 selected references from world literature.
Rudolf F. Vollman, 1969
3
Race, Science and Medicine, 1700-1960
imbecilitywasonly 'incidental'to'mongolism'. Second, Bleyerechoedthetheories ofHalbertsma and Armstrong by suggesting that 'mongolism' was the product of 'a deviation which was present at the time of fertilizationoreven before fertilization ...
Waltraud Ernst, Bernard Harris, 2002
4
Race and Racism: An Introduction
An Introduction Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban. was introduced into science, and by the turn of the century the term "Mongolism" had become part of medical-scientific vocabulary. The racial referent to Asian or Mongolian people was not questioned  ...
Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban, 2006
5
Texas Monthly
A few people with mongolism are able to learn to read and write. And most are not so severely retarded to merit being called "idiot." The modern practice is not to use words like "idiot," "imbecile," or "moron" when referring to retarded persons .
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In the Name of Eugenics: Genetics and the Uses of Human Heredity
1940-1943"; Lionel Penrose, "Mongolism," May 27, 1960; Penrose to Haldane, June 4, 1959, Lionel Penrose Papers, files 61/1, 62/5, 136; Ursula Mittwoch, "The Chromosome Complement in a Mongolian Imbecile," Annals of Eugenics, ...
Daniel J. Kevles, 1985
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Developmental Deficiencies: A Comparative Approach
Benda, C. E. Mongolism and Cretinism, ed. 2. Grune & Stratton, New York, 316 pp., 1949. 6. Seguin, Eduard. Traitement moral, hygiene et education des idiots et des autres enfants arrieres. Bailliere, Paris, 1846. 7. Down, J. L. "Observations  ...
John H. Hollis, 1973
8
Periodontology
Trisomy 21 (previously: Mongolism) carries the name of John Langdon Down who first described the condition in detail in 1866 (Rett 1983; literature review by Reuland-Bosme and Van Dijk 1986). The basis for this condition is a chromosomal ...
Herbert F. Wolf, Thomas M. Hassell, 2006
9
Syndromes of the Head and Neck
Hum Genet 82:291–292, 1989. 10. Benda CE: Down's Syndrome. Mongolism and Its Management. Grune & Stratton, New York, 1969. 11. Bersu ET: Anatomical analysis of the developmental effects of aneuploidy in man: The Down syndrome.
M.S. D.Sc. Regents' Professor Emeritus of Oral Pathology and Genetics at School of Dentistry Robert J. Gorlin D.D.S, D.M.D. M. Michael Cohen Jr., Ph.D. Professor Oral Pathology Faculty of Denistry, Ph.D. Department of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics Raoul C.M. Hennekam M.D., Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam, 2001
10
The Challenge of Epidemiology: Issues and Selected Readings
Until two years ago only four cases of leukemia associated with mongolism had been reported. Since then Krivit and Good (12), Merrit and Harris (13), Carter (14) , and Paterson (9), have between them reported 13 cases. With the present ...
Carol Buck, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MONGOLISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mongolism is used in the context of the following news items.
1
No more mad cow? WHO wants disease names to avoid offending …
Mongolism, meanwhile, was renamed Down's syndrome and Mexican swine flu has become H1N1. The new WHO guidelines recommend that ... «Scroll.in, May 15»
2
$50k in Play: Thirty Projects Will Win Custom PCBs this Week
We all have to wade though all the bull$h1t… of alibaba/aliexpress poisoning our search results, the pseudo-intellectual mongolism of IRC and ... «Hackaday, Apr 15»
3
Pesticides, Birth Defects and Brain Damage in Children
For many years Mongolism was the name applied to children with growth delays, similar facial and hand features and intellectual deficits. «CounterPunch, Mar 15»
4
Putin orders commuter trains to run again
See more about comments here. Guest. Hows that free market mongolism working out for you Vladie? Heck, you probably own the company. «Salt Lake Tribune, Feb 15»
5
US expresses 'concern' over EU proposal to break up Google
@iamacat EU doesn't love mongolism. Just because they have most popular search engine doesn't mean that they can put Google Chrome as ... «CNET, Nov 14»
6
Janet Carr: They used to say 'they're never likely to walk or talk'
The term “mongolism” was widely used until the World Health Organisation dropped it in 1965, leading to the adoption of “Down's syndrome” ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
7
I realised what it was like to be a Mongol
John Langdon Down, the man who discovered Down's Syndrome in the 1860s used the word Mongolism to describe it because he believed ... «Herald Scotland, Sep 14»
8
Why I kept my baby after finding out he had Down syndrome
... the language of those times) 'idiocy and mongolism (especially when associated with blindness and deafness), microcephaly, hydrocephaly, ... «Daily Life, Aug 14»
9
Oslo Police calls Down's child 'mongoloid'
According to the Norwegian Encyclopedia, the term "Mongolism" is no longer used to refer to people with Down's Syndrome, a congenital ... «The Local.no, May 14»
10
'Ricky Gervais is just a playground bully' CHRISTOPHER STEVENS …
Gervais encouraged his millions of followers on Twitter to mock people he labelled 'mongs' — an offensive term short for Mongolism, that was ... «Daily Mail, Apr 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Mongolism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mongolism>. Apr 2024 ».
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