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Down syndrome

noun

NAmE//ˈdaʊn ˌsɪndroʊm//

(also Down's syndrome) [uncountable]

a medical condition, caused by a fault with one chromosome, in which a person is born with particular physical characteristics and a mental ability that is below average

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