n.a person of subnormal intelligence
同义词：idiotimbecilecretinmoronchangelinghalf-wit
v.
slow the growth or development of
"The brain damage will retard the child's language development"
同义词：checkdelay
cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate
"This drug will retard your heart rate"
be delayed
lose velocity; move more slowly
同义词：decelerateslowslow downslow up
Environmental noise retards auditory cortical development.
Erythropoietin retards DNA breakdown and prevents programmed death in erythroid progenitor cells.
Resveratrol Prolongs Lifespan and Retards the Onset of Age-Related Markers in a Short-Lived Vertebrate
Prenatal exposure to prednisone in humans and animals retards intrauterine growth.
Silymarin retards collagen accumulation in early and advanced biliary fibrosis secondary to complete bile duct obliteration in rats
An intervention resembling caloric restriction prolongs life span and retards aging in yeast.
A low dose of dietary resveratrol partially mimics caloric restriction and retards aging parameters in mice.
Improvement of blood glucose control in IDDM patients retards the progression of morphological changes in early diabetic nephropathy
Lentiviral-mediated silencing of SOD1 through RNA interference retards disease onset and progression in a mouse model of ALS
Targeted disruption of the glucocorticoid receptor gene blocks adrenergic chromaffin cell development and severely retards lung matu...
