DEFECTOLOGIE, s. f. / defectologie, s. f. / defectology. [Lot. defectus = pie.rde.re., de. [a deficere = a Cipsi; gr. logos = sttinta.] Disciplina medico-pedagogica dedicata educarii si recuperarii deficientilor senzoriali si mentali (orbi, surdomuti, debili mental etc.).