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Alternative spellings
Down's syndrome|Down�s syndrome

Etymology
Named after w:John Langdon-Down|John L.H. Langdon-Down (1828-1896), an English physician who described it in the late 1800s. The term was first used in 1961.

Noun
en-noun|sg=Down syndrome|-

1. teratology Condition caused by a chromosomal deficiency, whereby the patients bear a certain resemblance to the Mongoloid race, such as a small head and tilted eyelids.

Synonyms
trisomy 21

Usage notes
It is considered by some, mainly in the UK, that Down's syndrome is the correct spelling.

Translations
trans-top|condition caused by chromosomal deficiency
Catalan: síndrome de Down f
Dutch: t|nl|syndroom van Down|n, t|nl|downsyndroom n, t|nl|mongolisme n
Finnish: Downin syndrooma, Downin oireyhtymä, mongolismi, mongoloidismi
German: Down-Syndrom n, Mongolismus m
Indonesian: sindrom Down
Interlingua: syndrome de Down
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Japanese: ���� (������, daun-sh�)
Polish: zespó� Downa
Portuguese: síndrome de Down f
Spanish: síndrome de Down m
Swedish: Downs syndrom
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Category:English eponyms
category:Syndromes

id:Down syndrome
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• 2007-10-16 07:54 - Williamsayers79 - this is lowercase

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