defect (noun)
71cleft palate — noun a congenital fissure of the hard palate • Hypernyms: ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑congenital defect, ↑congenital disorder, ↑congenital abnormality * * * noun, pl ⋯ ates [count] medical : a split in the roof of the mouth that some… …
72double vision — noun visual impairment in which an object is seen as two objects diplopia often disappears when one eye is covered • Syn: ↑diplopia • Hypernyms: ↑visual impairment, ↑visual defect, ↑vision defect, ↑visual disorder * * * …
73Down syndrome — 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, ↑trisomy 21 • Hypernyms: ↑trisomy, ↑birth defect, ↑ …
74plagiocephaly — noun congenital malformation of the skull in which the main axis of the skull is oblique • Hypernyms: ↑deformity, ↑malformation, ↑misshapenness, ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑congenital defect, ↑congenital disorder, ↑ …
75scaphocephaly — noun congenital malformation of the skull which is long and narrow; frequently accompanied by mental retardation • Hypernyms: ↑deformity, ↑malformation, ↑misshapenness, ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑congenital defect, ↑congenital disorder …
76Tay-Sachs disease — noun a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occurring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood • Syn: ↑Tay Sachs, ↑Sachs disease,… …
77anencephaly — noun a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres • Syn: ↑anencephalia • Derivationally related forms: ↑anencephalic, ↑anencephalous • Hypernyms: ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑ …
78clinocephalism — noun a congenital defect in which the top of the head is depressed (concave instead of convex) • Syn: ↑clinocephaly • Hypernyms: ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑congenital defect, ↑congenital disorder, ↑congenital abnormality …
79clinocephaly — noun a congenital defect in which the top of the head is depressed (concave instead of convex) • Syn: ↑clinocephalism • Hypernyms: ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑congenital defect, ↑congenital disorder, ↑congenital abnormality …
80clinodactyly — noun a congenital defect in which one or more toes or fingers are abnormally positioned • Hypernyms: ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑congenital defect, ↑congenital disorder, ↑congenital abnormality …
