Down syndrome
Pronunciation Proper noun
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Pronunciation Proper noun
- (neurology, chiefly, US) A medical condition caused by a chromosomal excess, whereby the patients bear a certain resemblance to the Mongoloid race, such as a small head and tilted eyelids, and typically have a delay in cognitive ability and physical growth. [from 1961.]
- mongolism (now offensive)
- trisomy 21
- French: syndrome de Down, trisomie 21
- German: Downsyndrom / Down-Syndrom, Mongolismus (dated)
- Italian: sindrome del Down
- Portuguese: síndrome de Down
- Russian: синдром Дауна
- Spanish: síndrome de Down
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