FRAGILE X SYNDROME

Meaning of FRAGILE X SYNDROME in English

a widespread form of mental retardation caused by a faulty gene on the X chromosome.

[ 1980-85 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

FRAGILE X SYNDROME — noun Date: 1979 an X-linked inherited disorder that is characterized especially by moderate to severe mental retardation, by a long …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FRAGILE X SYNDROME — noun also fragile x Usage: usually capitalized x Etymology: so called from a fragile (partially gapped) site at band Xq …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FRAGILE X SYNDROME — Date: 1979 : an X-linked inherited disorder that is characterized especially by moderate to severe mental retardation, by a long …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FRAGILE X SYNDROME — Function: noun Date: 1979 : an X-linked inherited disorder that is characterized especially by moderate to severe mental retardation, by …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FRAGILE X SYNDROME — ■ noun Medicine an inherited condition of limited intellectual ability, resulting from an X chromosome that is abnormally susceptible to …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FRAGILE-X SYNDROME
Britannica English vocabulary
FRAGILE X SYNDROME — The most common heritable form of mental retardation. Fragile X syndrome is due to mutation (changes) at the fragile X …
English Dictionary of Medicine
FRAGILE — adj I. fragile (= easily broken); II. frail (1. having a delicate structure or constitution, fragile; 2. morally weak)
Interlingua English vocab
FRAGILE — fragil, fractibil, delicat
English interlingue dictionary
SYNDROME — noun see: dromedary Date: 1541 a group of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize a particular abnormality or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FRAGILE — adjective see: frail Date: 1521 1. easily broken or destroyed , constitutionally delicate ; lacking in vigor , tenuous , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SYNDROME — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) severe acute respiratory syndrome battered woman syndrome carpal tunnel syndrome chronic fatigue syndrome Cushing …
Английский словарь Британика
X — I. ˈeks noun ( plural x's or xs or x'es or xes ˈeksə̇z) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SYNDROME — ˈsinˌdrōm sometimes -_drəm or -drə(ˌ)mē or -drəmi noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek syndromē act of running …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FRAGILE — ˈfrajə̇l, US also & Brit usually -aˌjīl adjective Etymology: Middle French, from Latin fragilis — more at frail 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SYNDROME — (n.) A group of symptoms occurring together that are characteristic and indicative of some underlying cause, such as a disease.
Английский словарь Webster
SYNDROME — (n.) Concurrence.
Английский словарь Webster
FRAGILE — (a.) Easily broken; brittle; frail; delicate; easily destroyed.
Английский словарь Webster
SYNDROME — ( n. ) Concurrence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRAGILE — ( a. ) Easily broken; brittle; frail; delicate; easily destroyed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
X — /eks/ , v.t., x-ed or x'd /ekst/ , x-ing or x'ing /ek"sing/ . 1. to cross out or mark with …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SYNDROME — — syndromic /sin drom"ik/ , adj. /sin"drohm, -dreuhm/ , n. 1. Pathol. , Psychiatry. a group of symptoms that together …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FRAGILE — — fragilely , adv. — fragility /freuh jil"i tee/ , fragileness , n. /fraj"euhl/ ; Brit. /fraj"uyl/ , adj. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
X — I. ˈeks noun ( plural x's or xs ˈek-səz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SYNDROME — -drəm noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek syndromē combination, syndrome, from syn- + dramein to run — more at dromedary …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FRAGILE — adjective Etymology: Middle French, from Latin fragilis — more at frail Date: 1521 1. a. : easily broken or destroyed …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SYNDROME — noun concurrence. 2. syndrome ·noun a group of symptoms occurring together that are characteristic and indicative of some underlying cause, …
Webster English vocab
X — X 1 (also x ) ■ noun ( plural Xs or X's ) 1》 the twenty-fourth letter of the alphabet. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SYNDROME — [syn.drome] n [NL, fr. Gk syndrome combination, syndrome, fr. syn- + dramein to run--more at dromedary] (1541) 1: a group …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FRAGILE — [frag.ile] adj [MF, fr. L fragilis--more at frail] (1607) 1 a: easily broken or destroyed b: constitutionally delicate: lacking in …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
X — American band whose tales of urban decay, corruption, and sleaze, delivered with skilled musicianship and unique vocal harmonies, marked them …
Britannica English vocabulary
X — X, x BrE AmE eks ▷ X's, x's, Xs ˈeks ɪz -əz —Communications code name: ˈX-ray ▶ ˈ X ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SYNDROME — syndrome BrE AmE ˈsɪn drəʊm -drəm AmE \ -droʊm —Formerly also -drə ʊ m i ▷ syndrome|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FRAGILE — fragile BrE AmE ˈfrædʒ aɪ ə l AmE \ - ə l (*) ▷ fragile|ly li ▷ fragile|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SYNDROME — / ˈsɪndrəʊm; NAmE -droʊm/ noun 1. a set of physical conditions that show you have a particular disease or medical …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FRAGILE — / ˈfrædʒaɪl; NAmE -dʒl/ adjective 1. easily broken or damaged : fragile china / glass / bones 2. weak and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
X
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SYNDROME — syn ‧ drome /ˈsɪndrəʊm $ -droʊm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Modern Latin ; Origin: Greek …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FRAGILE — fra ‧ gile /ˈfrædʒaɪl $ -dʒ ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: fragilis …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
X — n. (also x) (pl. Xs or X's) 1 the twenty-fourth letter of the alphabet. 2 (as a Roman numeral) ten. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FRAGILE — adj. 1 easily broken; weak. 2 of delicate frame or constitution; not strong. øøfragilely adv. fragility n. [F fragile or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FRAGILE — adj. 1 easily broken; weak. 2 of delicate frame or constitution; not strong. fragilely adv. fragility n. [ F fragile …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
X — n. (also x) (pl. Xs or X's) 1 the twenty-fourth letter of the alphabet. 2 (as a Roman numeral) ten. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FRAGILE — adj.1 easily broken; weak. 2 of delicate frame or constitution; not strong. Derivatives: fragilely adv. fragility n. Etymology: F fragile …
Oxford English vocab
X — 1. n. (also x) (pl. Xs or X's) 1. the twenty-fourth letter of the alphabet. 2 (as a Roman numeral) …
Oxford English vocab
SYNDROME — ( syndromes) 1. A syndrome is a medical condition that is characterized by a particular group of signs and symptoms. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FRAGILE — 1. If you describe a situation as fragile , you mean that it is weak or uncertain, and unlikely to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
X — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Generation X X chromosome X Factor PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES be rated G/U/PG/X etc EXAMPLES …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SYNDROME — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Asperger's syndrome carpal tunnel syndrome chronic fatigue syndrome Down's syndrome economy class syndrome irritable bowel …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FRAGILE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fragile environment (= easily damaged or destroyed ) ▪ Many people are worried about …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SYNDROME — [noun] [C] - a combination of medical problems that commonly go together, which might show the existence of a particular …
Cambridge English vocab
FRAGILE — [adjective] - easily damaged, broken or harmedBe careful with that vase - it's very fragile and worth a lot of …
Cambridge English vocab
SYNDROME — n. acquired immunodeficiency syndrome severe acute respiratory syndrome battered woman syndrome carpal tunnel syndrome chronic fatigue syndrome Cushing syndrome Down …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FRAGILE — adj. Function: adjective 1 easily broken FF1C; a fragile dish of the finest porcelain FF1E; Synonyms: breakable, delicate, fracturable, frail, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FRAGILE — adjective 1. easily broken a fragile dish of the finest porcelain Synonyms: breakable, delicate, fracturable, frail, frangible, shatterable, shattery Related …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SYNDROME — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ acute ▪ clinical ▪ Asperger's , chronic fatigue , etc. VERB + SYNDROME ▪ have , suffer …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FRAGILE — adj. VERBS ▪ be , become , feel , look , seem ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ extremely , fairly , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FRAGILE — adj. 25B6; adjective fragile porcelain : BREAKABLE, easily broken; delicate, dainty, fine, flimsy; eggshell; formal frangible. the fragile ceasefire : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FRAGILE — adj. frail, breakable, brittle, frangible, delicate, dainty, thin, light, slight, weak, feeble, infirm, decrepit; tenuous, shaky, flimsy, rickety, unsubstantial or …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SYNDROME — A syndrome is the combination of symptoms and signs which together represent a disease process.
English Dictionary of Medicine
X — [not an acronym] Roman numeral representing 10 Ecstasy Experimental (US Military aircraft designation, as in X-1) Extra Generation X Kiss …
Most Common Acronyms and Abbreviations English vocabulary
X — сущ.; мн. - Xs, X's 1) двадцать четвертая буква англ. алфавита 2) что-л., напоминающее по форме букву X 3) а) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SYNDROME — сущ.; мед. синдром, совокупность симптомов down syndrome ≈ болезнь Дауна Syn : symptom (медицина) синдром, совокупность симптомов цепь взаимосвязанных событий, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

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