Down syndrome en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /daʊn ˈsɪndɹoʊm/ (General-American)
- (Australia) audio
- /-dɹəm/ (General-American)
- /daʊn ˈsɪndɹəʊm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Named after English physician John Langdon Haydon Down (1828–1896), who first described the condition as a distinct form of mental disability in the 1860s.
Meanings
- (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New-Zealand, US, qualifier:medical genetics, uncountable, usually) A genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21 (a chromosomal excess), whereby the patients typically have a delay in cognitive ability and physical growth, as well as a small head and tilted eyelids.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Down’s syndrome | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Down syndrome regression disorder
Synonyms
Mongolian idiocy · mongolism · trisomy 21 · Down's
Translations (46)
fr trisomie 21 (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · nn Downs syndrom (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · he תסמונת דאון \ תִּסְמֹנֶת דָּאוּן (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · de Downsyndrom (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · de Mongolismus (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · es síndrome de Down (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · cs Downův syndrom (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · nl mongolisme (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · de Down-Syndrom (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · cmn 唐氏症 (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · sv Downs syndrom (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · et Downi sündroom (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · cmn 先天性愚型 (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · id sindrom Down (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · yue 唐氏綜合症 /唐氏综合症 (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · hu Down-szindróma (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · vi hội chứng Down (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · de Trisomie 21 (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · fr syndrome de Down (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · ko 다운 증후군 (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · ru синдром Дауна (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · tr Down sendromu (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · pt síndrome de Down (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · fi Downin syndrooma (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · hi डाउन सिंड्रोम (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · el σύνδρομο Down (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · cy syndrom Down (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · ar مُتَلَازِمَة دَاوْن (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · fi Downin oireyhtymä (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · lt Dauno sindromas (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · it sindrome di Down (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · yue 唐氏症 (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · fa سندرم داون (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · ms sindrom Down (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · ja ダウン症 (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · ca síndrome de Down (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · cmn 蒙古症 (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · kk Даун синдромы (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · nl syndroom van Down (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · pl zespół Downa (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · nl downsyndroom (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · cmn 唐氏綜合症 /唐氏综合症 (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · nb Downs syndrom (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · te డౌన్ సిండ్రోము (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · da Downs syndrom (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess) · ia syndrome de Down (genetic disorder caused by a chromosomal excess)