defect (noun)
91macroglossia — noun a congenital disorder characterized by an abnormally large tongue; often seen in cases of Down s syndrome • Hypernyms: ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑congenital defect, ↑congenital disorder, ↑congenital abnormality * * * ˌmakrōˈgläsēə …
92mental retardation — noun lack of normal development of intellectual capacities • Syn: ↑retardation, ↑backwardness, ↑slowness, ↑subnormality • Derivationally related forms: ↑subnormal (for: ↑subnormality), ↑ …
93mongolianism — noun a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation • Syn: ↑mongolism, ↑Down s syndrome, ↑Down syndrome, ↑trisomy 21 • Hypernyms: ↑trisomy, ↑birth defect, ↑ …
94oxycephaly — noun a congenital abnormality of the skull; the top of the skull assumes a cone shape • Syn: ↑acrocephaly • Hypernyms: ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑congenital defect, ↑congenital disorder, ↑congenital abnormality * …
95trisomy 21 — 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 • Hypernyms: ↑trisomy, ↑birth defect, ↑ …
96astigmatism — noun Date: 1846 1. a defect of an optical system (as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image 2. a defect of vision due to astigmatism of the refractive system of the eye and… …
97meningomyelocele — noun A congenital defect of the central nervous system of infants in which membranes and the spinal cord protrude through an opening or defect in the vertebral column Syn: myelocystomeningocele, myelomeningocele …
98ablepharia — noun a congenital absence of eyelids (partial or complete) • Hypernyms: ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑congenital defect, ↑congenital disorder, ↑congenital abnormality …
99acrocephaly — noun a congenital abnormality of the skull; the top of the skull assumes a cone shape • Syn: ↑oxycephaly • Hypernyms: ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑congenital defect, ↑congenital disorder, ↑congenital abnormality …
100albinism — noun the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair • Derivationally related forms: ↑albinal, ↑albinotic, ↑albinistic, ↑albinic • Hypernyms: ↑hypopigmentation, ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑ …
