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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


SynonymsDown's syndrome, mongolianism, mongolism, trisomy 21


Broader (hypernym)birth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder, trisomy









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