Down syndrome

NOUN
  1. a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation

How To Use Down syndrome In A Sentence

  • Because Down syndrome is determined at conception and leaves its imprint in every cell of the person's body, it raises what philosophers call ontological questions. Jon Will's Aptitudes
  • With Down syndrome, an amniocentesis or a blood test can't tell us how severe the disabilities might be.
  • Among them are speech, sight, hearing, autism, Down syndrome and traumatic injuries.
  • Embryos that are trisomic contain, instead of matched pairs of chromosomes, one too many of a given chromosome, most commonly chromosome 13, 18, 21 (which is responsible for Down syndrome), X, or Y. Trisomies are the result of a glitch known as nondisjunction, which occurs principally during the creation of egg cells (although sperm cells may also exhibit such errors). Delayed Childbearing
  • For example, all mutations that take place in humans result in physical deformities, in infirmities such as mongolism, Down syndrome, albinism, dwarfism , cancer, etc. Dr Michael Egnor challenges evolution! - The Panda's Thumb
  • Now they're saying, you know what, we can do this noninvasively; it's very effective, let's screen all women to find out if a woman has a child with down syndrome. CNN Transcript Jan 2, 2007
  • Its students have Down syndrome, autism and mental illness.
  • The counselors were driving on the Meadowbrook Parkway en route to Camp Anchor, a town-run seaside camp for about 600 adults and children with disabilities ranging from quadriplegia to autism to Down syndrome, said Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray. Meadowbrook Parkway Crash Kills Three Camp Anchor Counselors (VIDEO)
  • In new film, Down syndrome is no obstacle to prayer new york | Lior Liebling davens everywhere - in the backyard, in school and on the swing set. J. Weekly
  • After all, it was only last October when her almost son-in-law Levi Johnston appeared on network television and revealed that Sarah Palin joked about her son Trig’s Down Syndrome, calling him her “retarded baby.” Think Progress » Will Sarah Palin call on Rush Limbaugh to apologize for saying liberal activists are ‘retards’?
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