mongoloid

• Terme vieilli et aujourd'hui offensant, autrefois utilisé en anthropologie et en médecine pour désigner une personne atteinte du syndrome de Down ou pour une classification raciale. Il est considéré comme très dégradant et n'est plus employé dans le langage respectueux moderne.

An outdated and now offensive term formerly used in anthropology and medicine to describe a person with Down syndrome or to refer to a racial classification. It is considered highly derogatory and is no longer used in modern, respectful discourse.

1. Relating to a historical racial classificationC2formal

   A term formerly used in outdated racial typologies to describe people from East Asia, Central Asia, and parts of the Arctic. This usage is now considered obsolete and scientifically invalid.

   mongoïde (classification raciale historique)

   • The term 'Mongoloid' was once used in discredited racial theories.
   • Historical anthropology texts sometimes used 'Mongoloid' as a racial category.
   • Modern science has rejected the concept of 'Mongoloid' as a valid classification.

   Synonymesasiaticmongolmongolian

• Nom qui servait autrefois de terme technique pour désigner une personne atteinte du syndrome de Down, mais qui est désormais considéré comme obsolète et offensant.

A noun that was formerly used as a technical term for a person with Down syndrome, but is now considered outdated and offensive.

1. Person with Down syndrome (obsolete)C2formal

   A now outdated and offensive term for a person with Down syndrome, characterized by intellectual disability and certain physical features.

   Personne trisomique (terme obsolète et offensant)

   • The term 'mongoloid' was historically used in medical contexts but is now considered highly derogatory.
   • Doctors no longer use the word 'mongoloid' to describe Down syndrome.
   • It is important to use respectful language when referring to individuals with Down syndrome.