fetal alcohol syndrome

noun

Any of a spectrum of birth defects that result from excessive alcohol consumption by the mother during pregnancy.

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Meanings

nounfetal alcohol syndrome (plural fetal alcohol syndromes)

plural fetal alcohol syndromes · alternative foetal alcohol syndrome

  1. medicineAny of a spectrum of birth defects that result from excessive alcohol consumption by the mother during pregnancy.

    Synonyms: FAS

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of a spectrum of birth defects that result from excessive alcohol consumption by the mother during pregnancy.

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FAS

More synonyms by meaning

nouna congenital medical condition in which body deformation occurs or facial development or mental ability is impaired because the mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy

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FAS
Broader
syndrome
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fas

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish sikiön alkoholioireyhtymä
  • sikiön alkoholioireyhtymätype of birth defect
Russian фетальный алкогольный синдром
  • фетальный алкогольный синдром (fetalʹnyj alkogolʹnyj sindrom)type of birth defect
Swedish fetalt alkoholsyndrom
  • fetalt alkoholsyndromtype of birth defect
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APA

fetal alcohol syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fetal%20alcohol%20syndrome

MLA

“fetal alcohol syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fetal%20alcohol%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fetal alcohol syndrome,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fetal%20alcohol%20syndrome.

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