mongolism

  • 91insanity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of mental soundness Nouns 1. insanity, lunacy, derangement, craziness, feeblemindedness; abnormal behavior, pathology; affective disorder; nervous breakdown; antisocial, compulsive, cyclothymic,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 92mongol — mon|gol [ˈmɔŋgəl US ˈma:ŋ ] n taboo old fashioned [Date: 1600 1700; : Mongolia] a very offensive word for someone with ↑Down s syndrome. Do not use this word. >mongolism n [U] …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 93СИНДРОМ ДАУНА — (Downs syndrome) заболевание, возникающее в результате генетической аномалии, при которой в организме человека появляется дополнительная хромосома (вместо двух хромосом 21 присутствует три); в результате общее количество хромосом становится… …

    Толковый словарь по медицине

  • 94Down syndrome —  Congenital condition, formerly called mongolism; named after the British physician J. L. H. Down (1828–1896). Sometimes still called Down’s syndrome, but increasingly the convention in medical circles is to abandon the possessive in the names of …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 95Down or Down's, Syndrome —    Down s syndrome, or Down syndrome, is a disorder caused by chromosome abnormalities that develop during germ cell formation. If the affected ovum or sperm takes part in fertilization, the fetus will exhibit the syndrome. Characteristics… …

    Dictionary of eponyms

  • 96mongoloid — in reference to the genetic defect causing mental retardation (mongolism), 1899, from MONGOLOID (Cf. Mongoloid). So called for facial appearance. See DOWN S SYNDROME (Cf. Down s Syndrome). Such people were called Mongolian from 1866 …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 97Down'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

  • 98Mongol — [ mɒŋg(ə)l] noun 1》 a native or national of Mongolia; a Mongolian. 2》 the Altaic language of the Mongols; Mongolian. 3》 (mongol) offensive a person with Down s syndrome. adjective relating to the people of Mongolia or their language. Derivatives… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 99mongol — noun (C) old fashioned someone with Down s syndrome mongolism noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 100Down's syndrome — Down syndrome a condition resulting from a chromosomal abnormality most commonly due to the presence of three copies of chromosome 21 (trisomy 21), which is most likely to occur with advanced maternal age. Down s syndrome can also occur as a… …

    The new mediacal dictionary

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