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defectological

defectological adjective: relating to defectology.

Adjective

defectological (not comparable)

  1. Relating to defectology.
    • Nearly 3000 special educators are working in special schools; 520 of them have defectological preparation. Specialists for Uzbekistan are trained at defectological institutes in Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Sverdlowsk, and Minsk.1987, Cecil R. Reynolds, Lester Mann, Encyclopedia of Special Education, volume 3, page 1470

Origin of defectological

From defectology + -ical.

Questions about defectological

What does defectological mean?
Defectological means relating to defectology.
What part of speech is defectological?
Defectological is an adjective.

Words near defectological in the dictionary

  1. defectivenesses
  2. defectives
  3. defectivity
  4. defectless
  5. defectlessness
  6. defectological
  7. defectologist
  8. defectologists
  9. defectology
  10. defector
  11. defector-in-place

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