Meaning Of The Word Fetal alcohol syndrome

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Fetal alcohol syndrome Meaning

Fetal alcohol syndrome Definition
Fetal alcohol syndrome Definition

What's The Definition Of Fetal alcohol syndrome?

fetal alcohol syndrome in American English
noun: a variable cluster of birth defects that may include facial abnormalities, growth deficiency, learning difficulties, and other impairments, caused by the mother's consumption of alcohol during pregnancy

fetal alcohol syndrome in British English
a condition affecting infants, characterized variously by mental retardation, heart defects, physical malformations, etc. and caused by excessive consumption of alcohol by the mother during pregnancy
noun: a condition in newborn babies caused by excessive intake of alcohol by the mother during pregnancy: characterized by poor mental and physical development

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