Down's syndrome
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- noun
- /daʊnz ˈsɪndroʊm/
- UK
:
síndrome de Down
- Children with Down's syndrome often benefit from early intervention programs to aid their development.
- people with Down's syndrome
- young people with Down's syndrome
- children with Down's syndrome
Examples
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Ener told police that she had suffered from PPD and wanted to give her baby, who was born with Down's syndrome, "some relief."
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Examples might include babies with Down's syndrome, who show developmental delay in several areas.
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Patients with Down's syndrome were studied by several investigators.
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As one mother of a teenager with Down's syndrome commented:
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My best friend had Down's syndrome; I didn't know what that was then.
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In 2006, approximately 84% of pregnant women had a risk assessment for Down's syndrome.
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Some young people with Down's syndrome have near-average IQ.
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I've met several Down's syndrome folks who have quite an interest in astronomy.
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In one case, a woman's unborn baby was diagnosed with Down's syndrome, and she declined the doctor's suggestion to abort.
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Many families with a child who has Down's syndrome find support through local advocacy groups.
Synonyms
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A condition present at birth caused by an extra chromosome that makes learning harder and gives typical physical features
A condition present at birth caused by an extra 21st chromosome that affects learning and development
Surface Forms
Morphology
Down's + syndrome
This is an eponymic medical name: 'syndrome' clearly signals a medical condition, so a learner who knows 'syndrome' will infer it refers to a disorder. However, the constituent 'Down's' is a proper name (not the common adjective 'down') and provides no information about cause, symptoms, or genetics, so the full clinical meaning cannot be derived from the parts without prior exposure.
Etymology
Down's syndrome is named after Dr John Langdon Down, a British doctor in the 1800s who first described a group of similar features in some people. That's why the name today refers to the condition caused by an 'extra copy of chromosome 21'.