Crossword clues for mongolism
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
n. (context now offensive English) Down syndrome
WordNet
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]
Wikipedia
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- Another term for a so-called Mongoloid idiot, an outdated and offensive term for an individual with Down's Syndrome
Usage examples of "mongolism".
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.