mongolism

English

Etymology

Mongol +‎ -ism, coined by John Langdon Down.

Noun

mongolism (countable and uncountable, plural mongolisms)

1. (now offensive) Down syndrome

Translations

Down syndrome

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 蒙古症 (mung⁴ gu² zing³)

  Hakka: 蒙古症 (mùng-kú-chṳ́n)

  Mandarin: 蒙古症 (ménggǔzhèng)

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• French: mongolisme (fr) m
• German: Mongolismus m (dated)

Related terms

• mongol
• mongoloid
• mong