Down syndrome

Noun CEFR B2

daʊn ˈsɪndɹəʊm

Definitions

A genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21 (a chromosomal excess), whereby the patients typically have a delay in cognitive ability and physical growth, as well as a small head and tilted eyelids.

Australia, Canada, Ireland, New-Zealand, US, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Españolsíndrome de Down

Françaissyndrome de Down trisomie 21

DeutschDown-Syndrom Downsyndrom MongolismusTrisomie 21

17 more languages

العربيةمُتَلَازِمَة دَاوْن

Catalàsíndrome de Down

ČeštinaDownův syndrom

Cymraegsyndrom Down

Ελληνικάσύνδρομο Down

SuomiDownin oireyhtymä Downin syndrooma

Bahasa Indonesiasindrom Down

Italianosindrome di Down

日本語ダウン症ダウン症候群

한국어다운 증후군

Bahasa Melayusindrom Down

NederlandsDownsyndroom mongolisme syndroom van Down

Polskizespół Downa

Portuguêssíndrome de Down

Русскийсиндром Дауна

SvenskaDowns syndrom

తెలుగుడౌన్ సిండ్రోము

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Down syndrome regression disorder down tack down the banks down the drain down the gurgler down the hatch

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