Down's syndrome

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Alternative forms

• Down syndrome

Etymology

Named after 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

Down’s syndrome (uncountable)

1. (chiefly UK, Canada) 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.

Usage notes

More often known as Down syndrome in the US, and rarely so in the UK.

Synonyms

• trisomy 21

Translations

condition caused by chromosomal deficiency

Catalan: síndrome de Down f. Dutch: syndroom van Down (nl) n., downsyndroom (nl) n., mongolisme (nl) n. Finnish: Downin syndrooma, Downin oireyhtymä, mongolismi, mongoloidismi French: syndrome de Down (fr) m. German: Down-Syndrom n., Mongolismus m. Hebrew: תסמונת דאון (he) (tismónet daun) f. Indonesian: sindrom Down

Interlingua: syndrome de Down Italian: Sindrome del Down (it) f. Japanese: ダウン症 (だうんしょう, daun-shō) Polish: zespół Downa Portuguese: síndrome de Down f. Spanish: síndrome de Down m. Swedish: Downs syndrom