HyperDic: down_syndrome

English > 1 sense of the expression Down syndrome:
NOUNstateDown syndrome, mongolism, mongolianism, Down's syndrome, trisomy 21a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome
English > Down syndrome: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation.
Synonymsmongolism, mongolianism, Down's syndrome, trisomy 21
Broaderbirth defect, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder, congenital abnormalityA defect that is present at birth / birth
trisomychrosomal abnormality in which there is one more than the normal number of chromosomes in a cell
Spanishmongolismo, síndrome de down, síndrome de Down
Catalanmongolisme, síndrome de down, síndrome de Down, Síndrome de Down

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