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A congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome
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mongolism
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WordNet
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n. a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation [syn: mongolianism , Down's syndrome , Down syndrome , trisomy 21 ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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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 ...
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Mongolism may refer to: Pan-Mongolism , an irredentist idea advocating the union of the contiguous territories inhabited by Mongols Mongoloid , populations that show certain phenotypic traits Another term for a so-called Mongoloid idiot , an outdated and ...
Wiktionary
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n. (context now offensive English) Down syndrome
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The committee charged with carrying out the program issued instructions to all Reich health agencies to register children born with congenital deformities, including idiocy, Mongolism, microcephaly, hydrocephaly, missing limbs, malformation of the head, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, mental retardation, and other congenital diseases.