单词
Down syndrome
释义
Down syndromenoun[U]mainlyUSus
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/?da?n ?s?n.dr??m/(UKusuallyDown's syndrome)aconditionin which someone isbornwith anextrachromosome(= one of the rod-likestructuresfoundin alllivingcellswhich ispartof an animal's orplantsgeneticmaterial), whichresultsin them havinglearningdifficulties:Danny is 15 and has Downsyndrome."Werespectthecapabilitiesandworthofpeoplewith Downsyndrome," thestatementsaid.See alsotrisomy 21More examples
Hisson, Daniel, wasbornin 1996 with DownSyndrome.
Thescreeningtestmight sayyourchildhas a one in 350chanceof having Downsyndrome.
She is amotherof fourchildren,includinga Downsyndromebaby.
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