The obsolete medical terms Mongolian idiocy and Mongolism referred to a specific type of mental deficiency, associated with the genetic disorder now known as Down syndrome. The obsolete term for a person with this syndrome was called a Mongolian idiot.

2022年5月4日 · Although the terms “down-syndrome” and “mongoloid” are very similar, they are very different. Down syndrome is a genetic disorder, and mongoloid is a term that was first used in the 1960s to refer to children with Down syndrome.

2021年9月30日 · Down syndrome is a genetic condition caused by an extra chromosome, and it is the most common chromosomal anomaly in humans. The condition was originally called “Mongolism.” This term dates back...

Down syndrome or Down's syndrome, [12] also known as trisomy 21, is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21. [3] It is usually associated with developmental delays, mild to moderate intellectual disability , …

The term Mongoloid has had a second usage referencing people with Down syndrome, now generally regarded as highly offensive. [5][6][7][8] Those affected were often referred to as "Mongoloids" or in terms of "Mongolian idiocy" or "Mongolian imbecility".

2011年7月30日 · In April, 1961, The Lancet published a letter to the Editor1 written by 19 well known geneticists who proposed that the terms mongolian idiocy, mongolism, and mongoloid, with their misleading racial connotations, be replaced by Langdon-Down anomaly, Down's syndrome anomaly, congenital acromicria, or trisomy 21 anomaly.

The Origins of the Term Down Syndrome. In 1866 British physician, John Langdon Down, for whom the syndrome is now named, first described Down syndrome, as “Mongolism.” The term Down syndrome didn’t become the accepted term until the early 1970s.

2020年11月23日 · Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21) is one example. This is a genetic condition caused by an extra chromosome and it is the most common chromosomal anomaly in humans. The condition was originally called “Mongolism.”

People with Down syndrome used to be labeled “idiots, morons,” and “imbeciles” by both society and the medical profession. The label evolved into “Mongoloid, handicapped, mentally retarded, retarded,” and then for short, “retard.” Today, these labels are considered politically incorrect, hurtful and dehumanizing.

Uuganaa Ramsay explores how the proud name of her people came to be used as an offensive term, and not just for those - like her son - with Down’s Syndrome