Downs syndrom

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Etymology

Named after English physician Langdon Down (1828–1896), who first described the condition as a distinct form of mental disability in the 1860s.

Noun

Downs syndrom n

  1. (neurology) Down syndrome

References

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Noun

Downs syndrom n

  1. (neurology) Down syndrome, Down's syndrome