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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
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