mongolism
111congenital disorder — noun a defect that is present at birth • Syn: ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑congenital defect, ↑congenital abnormality • Hypernyms: ↑defect, ↑anomaly, ↑anomalousness …
112Down 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, ↑ …
113Down'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 …
114trisomy — noun chrosomal abnormality in which there is one more than the normal number of chromosomes in a cell • Hypernyms: ↑chromosomal aberration, ↑chromosomal anomaly, ↑chrosomal abnormality, ↑chromosonal disorder • Hyponyms: ↑mongolism, ↑mongolianism …
115trisomy 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, ↑ …
116mongoloid idiocy — noun Usage: sometimes capitalized M : mongolism …
117Mon|go|li|an — «mong GOH lee uhn», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of Mongolia, the Mongolian people or their language. 2. displaying characteristics of Down s syndrome or Mongolism. –n. 1. a) the language of the Mongolian people. b) an Altaic language family that… …
118simian crease — simian line or simian crease, a single deep line or crease running across part of the palm of the hand nearest the fingers instead of the two separate lines found normally: »The so called simian crease…is normally rare but occurs frequently in… …
119simian line — or simian crease, a single deep line or crease running across part of the palm of the hand nearest the fingers instead of the two separate lines found normally: »The so called simian crease…is normally rare but occurs frequently in Down s… …
