The Mongoloid reference article from the English Wikipedia on 24-Apr-2004 (provided by Fixed Reference: snapshots of Wikipedia from wikipedia.org)

Mongoloid

Mongoloid describes the race of humans primarily from Asia. The grouping was one of the four major races as recognized by nineteenth century racial theories.

The term is also an antiquated description of a person with Down syndrome, which is now considered to be a disability slur. This is most likely due to the presence of epicanthal folds and oblique palpable fissures in a large percentage of people with Down syndrome.

See also:

• Negroid
• Caucasoid
• Australoid
• Down syndrome

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