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Noun: fetal alcohol syndrome
  1. A congenital medical condition in which body deformation occurs or facial development or mental ability is impaired because the mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy
    "The child was diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome shortly after birth";
    - FAS

Derived forms: fetal alcohol syndromes

Type of: syndrome

Encyclopedia: Fetal alcohol syndrome