Medical term:
pedomorphism
pe·do·mor·phism
(pē'dō-mōr'fizm),Description of adult behavior in terms appropriate to child behavior.
[G. pais (paid), child, + morphē, form]
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pedomorphism
(pē′də-môr′fĭz′əm)n.
1. See neoteny.
2. The description of the behavior of an adult in terms more appropriate to the description of a child's behavior.
pe′do·mor′phic (-fĭk) adj.
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pe·do·mor·phism
(pē'dō-mōr'fizm)Description of adult behavior in terms appropriate to child behavior.
Synonym(s): paedomorphism.
Synonym(s): paedomorphism.
[G. pais (paid), child, + morphē, form]
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pedomorphism
(pē″dō-mor′fĭzm) [Gr. pais, child, + morphe, form, + -ismos, condition]The retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult.
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