fetal alcohol syndrome
fetal alcohol syndrome
nounDefinition of FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME
: a highly variable group of birth defects including mental retardation, deficient growth, and malformations of the skull and face that tend to occur in the offspring of women who consume large amounts of alcohol during pregnancy
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1974
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