down[s_syndrome (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *Down's syndrome*:
NOUN	state	Down's syndrome, mongolism, mongolianism, Down syndrome, trisomy 21	a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome

English > *Down's syndrome*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	A congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation.
Synonyms	mongolism, mongolianism, Down syndrome, trisomy 21
Broader	birth defect, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder, congenital abnormality	A defect that is present at birth / birth
Broader	trisomy	chrosomal abnormality in which there is one more than the normal number of chromosomes in a cell
Spanish	mongolismo, síndrome de down, síndrome de Down
Catalan	mongolisme, síndrome de down, síndrome de Down, Síndrome de Down

HyperDic: down[s_syndrome