a condition affecting infants, characterized variously by intellectual disability, heart defects, physical malformations, etc. and caused by excessive consumption of alcohol by the mother during pregnancy: also called, in less severe cases, fetal alcohol effect
fetal alcohol syndrome
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fetal alcohol syndrome
noun
Abbr. FASA group of abnormalities occurring in an infant as a result of excessive alcohol consumption by a woman during pregnancy, including growth retardation, cranial, facial, or neural abnormalities, and developmental disabilities.
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A syndrome of congenital defects caused by maternal alcohol abuse during pregnancy and characterized by any of various abnormalities, including growth and mental retardation, cranial and facial malformations, and cardiac defects.
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fetal alcohol syndrome - Medical Definition
n. Abbr. FAS
A group of abnormalities occurring in an infant as a result of excessive alcohol consumption by a woman during pregnancy, including growth retardation, cranial, facial, or neural abnormalities, and developmental disabilities.
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