Down-s-syndrome Definition

noun

(chiefly UK, Canada) Condition caused by a chromosomal deficiency, whereby the patients bear a certain resemblance to the Mongoloid race, such as a small head and tilted eyelids.

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Origin of Down-s-syndrome

  • Named after John L.H. Langdon-Down (1828-1896), an English physician who described it in the late 1800s. The term was first used in 1961.

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Down-s-syndrome Sentence Examples

  • In rural areas of Lesotho the chances of a child with Down's Syndrome reaching late adolescence are slight.

  • Millions of parents have already used amniocentesis and sonograms to diagnose Down's syndrome or cystic fibrosis.

  • In general, the risk of carrying a fetus with Down's syndrome increases with the mother's age.

  • The overall length of the cochlea is shorter in Down's syndrome and the spiral ganglion cell population is reduced.

  • About 2% of all cases of childhood leukemia occur in children who have Down's Syndrome.

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