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Down Syndrome

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Noun

1. down syndrome, down's syndrome, mongolianism, mongolism, trisomy 21

a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Down Syndrome

see synonyms of down syndrome
a congenital condition characterized by abnormal chromosomes, mental deficiency, a broad face, slanting eyes, a short fifth finger, etc.; Mongolism
: also called Down's syndrome

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Down Syndrome

see synonyms of down syndrome
n.
A congenital disorder caused by the presence of an extra 21st chromosome and marked usually by moderate to severe intellectual disabilities, short stature, and a flattened facial profile.Also called trisomy 21.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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