Down syndrome
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3.3
- noun
- /daʊn ˈsɪndroʊm/
- Specialized
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síndrome de Down
- We have a bunch of Down syndrome kids in our church who are the happiest, most joyful, most life giving human beings imaginable.
- children with Down syndrome
- brother with Down syndrome
- sister with Down syndrome
And then I thought, OK, is it possible for a person with Down syndrome to be happy?
- And then I thought, OK, is it possible for a person with Down syndrome to be happy?
- He's one of the first Down syndrome models for Gucci, and she also shoots with Adidas.
- And like, I just remember this one moment where we had a little girl who had Down syndrome in this classroom I worked in.
- And he had a little bit of that DS, that Down syndrome.
- And her daughter had Down syndrome, Right.
- On the other hand, it's not accepting of Down syndrome people.
- Our friend with like, Down syndrome, whatever creams him guy, he turns off the camera, he's crying and he leaves.
Examples
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And like, I just remember this one moment where we had a little girl who had Down syndrome in this classroom I worked in.
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A man in his early 70s stated of his younger brother with Down syndrome, "As we grew older, we stayed very close."
Academic text (2015) -
My son has Down syndrome.
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When I was young, I had a friend with Down syndrome who owned a horse.
Blog text (12) -
Larry has never talked to a person with Down syndrome before.
Fiction book (1991) -
Children with Down syndrome look somewhat different, have for lower than normal IQ, and will likely require help throughout their life.
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Aaron had a sister with Down syndrome and was understanding of Jamie's stuttering.
Academic text (2014) -
Similarly, a high school student with Down syndrome has a goal of improving cardiovascular endurance.
Academic text (1996) -
Patient B: Nine-year-old male with Down syndrome and acute respiratory infection; four days in ICU; family in adjacent city.
Academic text (1996) -
My son has Down syndrome and receives various therapies to help him develop his skills.
Synonyms
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3.6
A condition caused by an extra chromosome that makes people have certain facial features, short height and learning difficulties
A condition present at birth caused by an extra 21st chromosome that affects learning and development
Surface Forms
Morphology
Down + syndrome
The word 'syndrome' transparently signals a medical condition (a set of symptoms), so a learner who knows 'syndrome' will infer this is a health-related term; however 'Down' here is a proper name (not the directional/adverbial meaning) and gives no semantic clue to the genetic cause or characteristic features. Because part of the meaning (that it is a medical condition) is clear from the constituents but the crucial specifics are not derivable, the expression is best classified as semi-transparent.
Etymology
Down syndrome is named after the British doctor John Langdon Down, who first described the condition in the 1800s. It refers to people 'born with an extra copy of chromosome 21', which can lead to certain physical features and learning differences.