Mongolianism
Down syndrome; mongolismDown syndrome; mongolism
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete, uncountable)Down syndrome; mongolism
More definitions
- a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation
Origin
From Mongolian + -ism.From Mongolian + -ism.
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation:mongolismDown-ap-s syndromeDown syndrometrisomy 21
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable