a condition affecting infants, characterized variously by mental retardation, heart defects, physical malformations, etc. and caused by excessive consumption of alcohol by the mother during pregnancy: also called, in less severe cases,
See fetal alcohol syndrome in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun Abbr. FAS
A pattern of birth defects occurring as a result of excessive alcohol consumption by the mother during pregnancy and characterized by growth retardation, cranial, facial, or neural abnormalities, and developmental disabilities.