Congenital defect and Down syndrome

Congenital defect

Congenital defect noun - A defect that is present at birth.

Down syndrome and congenital defect are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Down syndrome" with "Congenital defect", this phrases are similar.

Down syndrome

Down syndrome noun - A congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation.
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Synonyms for Down syndrome

Congenital defect and Down syndrome are semantically related. You can use "Congenital defect" instead a noun phrase "Down syndrome".
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Down syndrome and Congenital defect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/congenital_defect/down_syndrome
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