Term Name: | fetal alcohol syndrome |
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Definition: | A fetal alcohol spectrum disorder that results in severe mental and physical defects which can develop in a child when the mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy. The presenting features include craniofacial dysmorphology (microcephaly, smooth philtrum, thin upper lip, small eye openings), pre- and postnatal growth deficiency, and central nervous system dysfunction. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:0050665] ( DOID:0050665 ) |