MONGOLISM

Meaning of MONGOLISM in English

n. = DOWN'S SYNDROME. °The term Down's syndrome is now much preferred in medical circles.

[ MONGOL + -ISM, because its physical characteristics were thought to be reminiscent of Mongolians ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012

MONGOLISM — noun Date: 1900 Down syndrome
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MONGOLISM — ˈmäŋgəˌlizəm noun or mon·go·li·an·ism mäŋˈgōlēəˌnizəm, mänˈ-, -lyəˌ- ( -s ) Usage: sometimes capitalized Etymology: Mongol (II) or Mongolian (I) + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MONGOLISM — /mong"geuh liz'euhm, mon"-/ , n. ( sometimes cap. ) Pathol. (no longer in technical use) Down syndrome. [ 1895-1900; MONGOL …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MONGOLISM — n. Down's syndrome, condition of mental retardation (Pathology)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MONGOLISM — noun Date: 1900 sometimes offensive : Down syndrome
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MONGOLISM — [mon.gol.ism] n (1900): down's syndrome
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MONGOLISM — mongolism BrE AmE ˈmɒŋ ɡə ˌlɪz ə m -ɡɒ- AmE \ ˈmɑːn- ⇨ˈmɑːŋ-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MONGOLISM — ➡ mongol
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MONGOLISM — See main entry: ↑ mongol
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MONGOLISM — n. = DOWN'S SYNDROME. °The term Down's syndrome is now much preferred in medical circles. [MONGOL + -ISM, because its …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MONGOLISM — n. DOWN'S SYNDROME. Usage: The term Down's syndrome is now much preferred in medical circles. Etymology: MONGOL + -ISM, because …
Oxford English vocab
MONGOLISM — [noun] [U] taboo datedMongolism is Down's syndrome.
Cambridge English vocab
MONGOLISM — Synonyms and related words : Christmas disease, Hartnup disease, Werdnig-Hoffmann disease, achromatic vision, albinism, amentia, arrested development, backwardness, blithering idiocy, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MONGOLISM — See Down syndrome.
English Dictionary of Medicine
MONGOLISM — Болезнь Дауна
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MONGOLISM — сущ. ; уст. болезнь Дауна Syn: Down's syndrome
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MONGOLISM — сущ.; уст. болезнь Дауна Syn: Down's syndrome
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MONGOLISM — болезнь Дауна, генерализованная фетальная дисплазия, эмбриодия
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
MONGOLISM — n. Pronunciation: ' mä ŋ -g ə - ˌ li-z ə m Function: noun Date: 1900 sometimes offensive : DOWN …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MONGOLISMO — n [Pathol.] Mongolism
Interlingua English vocab
DOWN SYNDROME — or trisomy 21 chromosome (trisomy) on the chromosome 21 pair. Those with the syndrome may have broad, flat faces; up-slanted …
Английский словарь Британика
MONGOLIANISM — noun see mongolism
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOWN'S SYNDROME — noun see mongolism
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MONGOLIAN — I. -ən adjective Etymology: Mongolia, territory in Asia + English -an 1. usually capitalized : of or relating to Mongolia …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MONGOLOID IDIOCY — noun Usage: sometimes capitalized M : mongolism
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOWN'S SYNDROME — ˈdau̇nz- noun Usage: capitalized D Etymology: after J.L.H. Down died 1896 English physician, who first described it : mongolism
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CRETINISM — - ə nˌizəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: French crétinisme, from crétin + -isme -ism : a condition originating during …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOWN SYNDROME — Pathol. a genetic disorder, associated with the presence of an extra chromosome 21, characterized by mild to severe mental retardation, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MONGOL — [ 'mɒŋg(ə)l ] ■ noun 1》 a native or national of ~ia; a ~ian. 2》 the Altaic language of the …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DOWN'S SYNDROME — ■ noun Medicine a congenital disorder causing intellectual impairment and physical abnormalities including short stature and a broad facial profile. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
-ISM — [-ism] n suffix [ME -isme, fr. MF & L; MF, partly fr. L -isma (fr. Gk) & partly fr. L …
Merriam-Webster English vocab

Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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