'Down's syndrome' definitions:
Definition of 'Down's syndrome'
(from WordNet)
noun
A congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation [syn: mongolism, mongolianism, Down's syndrome, Down syndrome, trisomy 21]
Definition of 'Down's syndrome'
From: GCIDE
- Down syndrome \Down" syn`drome\, Down's syndrome \Down's" syn`drome\, n. (Med.) A congenital disorder caused by an extra chromosome 21 in some or all cells. It causes a variable number and degree of abnormalities, including retarded growth, mental retardation, a short nose, prominent epicanthic folds on the eyelids, a protruding lower lip, and other physical features having varying degrees of deviation from the normal. Called also mongolism, trisomy-21 and trisomy 21 syndrome. [PJC]
Words containing 'Down's syndrome'
- Down syndrome,
- Syndrome,
- addison's syndrome,
- asperger's syndrome,
- banti's syndrome,
- conn's syndrome,
- cushing's syndrome,
- ekbom syndrome,
- fallot's syndrome,
- horner's syndrome,
- hurler's syndrome,
- hyperkinetic syndrome,
- kallman's syndrome,
- klinefelter syndrome,
- klinefelter's syndrome,
- korsakoff's syndrome,
- korsakov's syndrome,
- malabsorption syndrome,
- marfan's syndrome,
- munchausen syndrome,
- munchausen's syndrome,
- myasthenic syndrome,
- nephrotic syndrome,
- noonan's syndrome,
- parkinson's syndrome,
- premenstrual syndrome,
- radiation syndrome,
- reiter's syndrome,
- reye's syndrome,
- scalenus syndrome,
- tietze's syndrome,
- tourette's syndrome,
- turner's syndrome,
- williams syndrome,
- carpal tunnel syndrome,
- cervical disc syndrome,
- cervical root syndrome,
- chinese restaurant syndrome,
- fetal alcohol syndrome,
- gulf war syndrome,
- irritable bowel syndrome,
- organic brain syndrome,
- phantom limb syndrome,
- ramsay hunt syndrome,
- respiratory distress syndrome,
- restless legs syndrome,
- thoracic outlet syndrome,
- toxic shock syndrome,
- trisomy 21 syndrome,
- xxy-syndrome,
- acquired immune deficiency syndrome,
- acute organic brain syndrome,
- adams-stokes syndrome,
- adult respiratory distress syndrome,
- binge-eating syndrome,
- binge-purge syndrome,
- binge-vomit syndrome,
- eaton-lambert syndrome,
- guillain-barre syndrome,
- lambert-eaton syndrome,
- mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome,
- respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn,
- severe acute respiratory syndrome,
- stokes-adams syndrome,
- sudden infant death syndrome,
- waterhouse-friderichsen syndrome,
- zollinger-ellison syndrome,
- gilles de la tourette syndrome