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pervasive developmental disorder

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /pɜːˈveɪsɪv dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛntl dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of a group of disorders characterized by delays in the development of multiple basic functions including socialization and communication. They were five in the DSM-IV: Asperger syndrome, autism, childhood disintegrative disorder, Rett syndrome, and PDD-NOS.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, sciences

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Synonyms: PDD

Antonyms: none provided

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Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: laaja-alainen kehityshäiriö — Translations
  • French: trouble envahissant du développement — Translations
  • German: tiefgreifende Entwicklungsstörung — Translations
  • Polish: całościowe zaburzenie rozwoju — Translations
  • Portuguese: transtorno invasivo do desenvolvimento — Translations
  • Russian: о́бщее расстро́йство психи́ческого разви́тия (óbščeje rasstrójstvo psixíčeskovo razvítija) — Translations
  • Russian: первази́вное расстро́йство психи́ческого разви́тия (pervazívnoje rasstrójstvo psixíčeskovo razvítija) — Translations
  • Swedish: genomgripande störning i utvecklingen — Translations