fetal alcohol syndrome

Definitions of fetal alcohol syndrome
  1. noun
    a congenital medical condition in which body deformation occurs or facial development or mental ability is impaired because the mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy
    synonyms: FAS
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    syndrome
    a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
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