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单词 fetal alcohol syndrome
释义

fetal alcohol syndrome

noun

: a highly variable group of birth defects including intellectual disability, deficient growth, and malformations of the skull and face that tend to occur in the offspring of women who consume large amounts of alcohol during pregnancy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The judge will first hold a hearing without the jury to decide if defense lawyers can use a map of Mr. Cruz’s brain as evidence of the effects of fetal alcohol syndrome. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 The judge will first hold a hearing without the jury to decide if defense lawyers can use a map of Cruz’s brain as evidence of the effects of fetal alcohol syndrome. Patricia Mazzei, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2022 Sashko was diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome by a child psychologist at the American Medical Centers in Kyiv, according to a letter provided to Fox News Digital. Fox News, 17 Mar. 2022 At one end of the spectrum sits fetal alcohol syndrome, characterized by facial abnormalities, growth problems, and intellectual disabilities. Emma Yasinkski, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Feb. 2022 The first traits used to diagnose fetal alcohol spectrum disorders were the facial features that now characterize fetal alcohol syndrome. Emma Yasinkski, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Feb. 2022 But relatives previously told media that the teenager was born with fetal alcohol syndrome, which can be associated with lifelong neurological impairments including impulsiveness, hyperactivity and poor judgment. Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2022 And doing nothing, Matt said, flushing red, to remedy the fact that South Africa had the highest rate of fetal alcohol syndrome in the world. Hedley Twidle, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021 His attorney, Jeremy Weis, said Johnson also was born with fetal alcohol syndrome and lost about one-fifth of his brain tissue when a benign tumor was removed in 2008. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

fetal alcohol syndrome

noun

: a highly variable group of birth defects including intellectual disability, deficient growth, central nervous system dysfunction, and malformations of the skull and face that tend to occur in the offspring of women who consume large amounts of alcohol during pregnancy
abbreviation FAS
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