释义 |
Down's noun[ U ] mainly UKuk /daʊnz/ us /daʊnz/(also mainly UKDown's syndrome); (US usuallyDown syndrome) a condition in which someone is born with an extra chromosome(= one of the rod-like structures found in all living cells which is part of an animal's or plants genetic material), which results in them having learning difficulties: 唐氏综合征 The storyline involves a young couple whose daughter has Down's. That's not to say caring for a child with Down's isn't also an enormous commitment. Paula has Down's syndrome and she plays a character with Down's. The speech of a person with Down's may be impaired, and many are short-sighted. I was told that my daughter had Down's when I was about 12 weeks pregnant. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Genetics accession number adenine anaphase autosomal autosomally genetic fingerprinting genetically engineered geneticist genic genomic genomics genotypic monozygotic mutate non-familial non-genetic non-mutant nondominant nonhomologous sex-linked
See also
trisomy 21 |