FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fetal alcohol syndrome mean? 

• FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME (noun)
  The noun FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME has 1 sense:

1. a congenital medical condition in which body deformation occurs or facial development or mental ability is impaired because the mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy

  Familiarity information: FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A congenital medical condition in which body deformation occurs or facial development or mental ability is impaired because the mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

FAS; fetal alcohol syndrome

Hypernyms ("fetal alcohol syndrome" is a kind of...):

syndrome (a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease)

 Context examples 

People with fetal alcohol syndrome have facial abnormalities, including wide-set and narrow eyes, growth problems and nervous system abnormalities.

(Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

For example, alcohol abuse can cause fetal alcohol syndrome.

(Birth Defects, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

However, single palmar creases can be associated with Down's syndrome and other genetic disorders, or with fetal alcohol syndrome.

(Palmar Crease Examination, NCI Thesaurus)

Fetal alcohol syndrome is the most serious type of FASD.

(Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)