English > Down 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. |
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| Synonyms | mongolism, mongolianism, Down's syndrome, trisomy 21 |
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| Broader | birth defect, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder, congenital abnormality | A defect that is present at birth / birth |
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| 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 |
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| Catalan | mongolisme, síndrome de down, síndrome de Down, Síndrome de Down |
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