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Down's syndrome Noun Pathol a genetic disorder characterized by a flat face, slanting eyes, and mental retardation [after John Langdon-Down, physician] Down’s syndrome mongolism. See also: Disease and Illness
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Translations Down's syndrome [daunz-] n → mongolisme m, trisomie f; a Down's syndrome baby → un bébé mongolien or trisomique Down's syndrome n (Med) → Downsyndrom nt Down's syndrome n → sindrome f di Down |
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This measures the width of a layer of fluid between two folds at the back of the baby's head; in Down's syndrome babies the layer is generally thicker. For the past six years, comprehension tests and storytelling tasks of 31 young people with Down's syndrome (5-20 at the study's start) measured abilities to understand and speak complex grammar. You could feel the ghosts of Christmases past in the back of the Valley College rehearsal hall Wednesday night, watching over some proud parents as their Down's syndrome children rehearsed their roles in ``A Christmas Carol. |
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