Definition of Fetal alcohol syndrome

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

Exact synonyms: Fas
Generic synonyms: Syndrome

Definition of Fetal alcohol syndrome

1. Noun. (medicine) Any of a spectrum of birth defects that result from excessive alcohol consumption by the mother during pregnancy ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Fetal alcohol syndrome

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion & Disease Prevention by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"14.4 Reduce the incidence of fetal alcohol syndrome to no more than 0.12 per 1000 ... (Baseline: 0.22 per 1000 live births in 1987) fetal alcohol syndrome ..."

2. Prevention of Mental Disorders, Alcohol and Other Drug Use in Children and edited by David Shaffer (1989)
"... reducing fetal alcohol syndrome, enhancing awareness of the detrimental effects of drugs on physical well-being, increasing the average age of first use ..."

3. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"Giberson, PK, and Weinberg, J. fetal alcohol syndrome and functioning of the ... Jones, KL, and Smith, DW Recognition of the fetal alcohol syndrome in early ..."

4. Health Status of Minorities & Low Income Groups by DIANE Publishing Company, Dept. of Health and Human Services, United States (1991)
"fetal alcohol syndrome is now leading cause of mental retardation. ... Alcohol and Birth Defects: The fetal alcohol syndrome and Related Disorders. ..."

5. Alcohol and Health: Seventh Special Report to the Us Congress by Louis Sullivan (1997)
"The distinct cluster of symptoms was labeled fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Since these initial reports, a great deal of clinical and basic research has ..."

6. Pharmaceutical Patent Issues: Interpreting Gatt: Congressional Hearings by Orrin G. Hatch (2000)
"CHAIRMAN: The National Organization on fetal alcohol syndrome represents the interests of the tens of thousands of Americans who suffer because of Fetal ..."

7. Foster Care: Agencies Face Challenges Securing Stable Homes for Children of by Clarita A. Mrena (1998)
"... over half of the young foster children in selected locations in 1991 had serious health problems—such as fetal alcohol syndrome, developmental delays, ..."

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