English noun: Down syndrome | |||
1. | Down syndrome (state) a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation | ||
Synonyms | Down's syndrome, mongolianism, mongolism, trisomy 21 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | birth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder, trisomy | ||