Down's syndrome

Down's syndrome  (dounz)

n.

Variant of Down syndrome.

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Down's syndrome

n

(Medicine / Pathology)

a.  Pathol a chromosomal abnormality resulting in a flat face and nose, short stubby fingers, a vertical fold of skin at the inner edge of the eye, and mental retardation Former name mongolism

b.  (as modifier) a Down's syndrome baby

[after John Langdon-Down (1828-96), English physician]

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Down’s syndrome

mongolism.

See also: Disease and Illness

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Down's syndrome - a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation Down syndrome, mongolianism, mongolism, trisomy 21 birth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder - a defect that is present at birth trisomy - chrosomal abnormality in which there is one more than the normal number of chromosomes in a cell

Translations

Down's Syndrome [ˈdaʊnzˌsɪndrəʊm] N → síndrome m de Down
a Down's Syndrome child → un niño con síndrome de Down

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Down's syndrome [ˈdaʊnzˌsɪndrəʊm] n → sindrome f di Down
a Down's syndrome baby → un(a) bambino/a Down

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Down's syndrome [ˈdaʊnzˌsɪndrəʊm] n → sindrome f di Down
a Down's syndrome baby → un(a) bambino/a Down

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Down's syndrome → متلازمة داون Downův syndrom Downs syndrom Downsyndrom Σύνδρομο Ντάουν síndrome de Down Downin syndrooma trisomie Downov sindrom sindrome di Down ダウン症候群 다운 증후군 syndroom van Down Downs syndrom zespół Downa síndrome de Down синдром Дауна Downs syndrom โรคอาการพิการทางสมอง Down sendromu hội chứng Down 唐氏综合症