down syndrome

  • 81syndrome —    any taboo medical condition    Originally, a set of symptoms of which the cause was conjectural or unknown, but now denoting established afflictions like Down s syndrome, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Korsakoffs Syndrome… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 82Down's syndrome — noun Medicine a congenital disorder causing intellectual impairment and physical abnormalities including short stature and a broad facial profile. Origin 1960s: named after the 19th cent. English physician John L. H. Down. Usage Of relatively… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 83Down's syndrome — UK [ˈdaʊnz ˌsɪndrəʊm] / US [ˈdaʊnz ˌsɪndroʊm] noun [uncountable] medical a medical condition that someone is born with, that makes them develop in a different way from most people, mentally and physically. Down s syndrome is often simply called… …

    English dictionary

  • 84syndrome — noun (C) 1 technical a set of physical or mental effects that show that someone has a particular disease: There is no satisfactory drug treatment for irritable bowel syndrome. see also: Down s syndrome 2 a set of qualities, events or behaviour… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 85Down — Cet article possède un paronyme, voir : Downs. Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Down peut faire référence à : Down, un groupe de …

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  • 86Syndrome, congenital central hypoventilation (CCHS) — Failure from birth of central nervous system control over breathing while asleep. There are usually no breathing problems while awake. The involuntary (autonomic) control of respiration is impaired, but the voluntary control of ventilation which… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 87Down — daÊŠn n. family name; John Langdon Down (1828 1896), English physician after whom Down s syndrome is named …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 88syndrome — A group of specific characters that occur together, and are characteristic of a particular disease or genetic condition (e.g. Down s syndrome) …

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  • 89Down's syndrome — n. Med. a congenital disorder due to a chromosome defect, characterized by mental retardation and physical abnormalities (cf. MONGOLISM). Etymology: J. L. H. Down, Engl. physician d. 1896 …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 90Down's — noun Downs syndrome …

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