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mongolism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | down's syndrome, down syndrome, mongolianism, trisomy 21 |
| Type of | birth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder, trisomy |
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Victims of genetically determined mongolism are notoriously susceptible to leukemia.
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The antigen was found in the blood of 30% of mongolism victims living in large institutions, which are often swept by viral epidemics.
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Milan's Professor Carlo Sirtori agrees with Cross and adds mongolism to the list of congenital defects associated with outdated ova.
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Down's syndrome, or mongolism, which occurs once in every 600 births, is caused when one set of chromosomes occurs as a triplet rather than a pair.
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Mongolism, or Down's syndrome, probably the most common major congenital malformation, occurs once in every 600 births and can be caused by either inherited or environmental factors.
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- A congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation
- Down syndrome, or Down's syndrome (primarily in the United Kingdom), trisomy 21, or trisomy G, is a chromosomal disorder caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. It is named after John Langdon Down, the British physician who described the syndrome in 1866. ...
