Definitions for fetal alcohol syndrome
fe·tal al·co·hol syn·drome

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1. fetal alcohol syndrome, FASnoun

   a 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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1. fetal alcohol syndromenoun

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

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1. fetal alcohol syndrome

   Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a medical condition in a child resulting from alcohol exposure during the mother's pregnancy. This exposure can cause physical and mental disabilities in the child, including growth problems, central nervous system issues, cognitive deficits, and characteristic facial features. The effects are permanent and can vary from mild to severe, impacting the individual's everyday life. It's a part of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs), which also includes conditions where only some symptoms of FAS are present. Drinking alcohol during pregnancy is the leading preventable cause of birth defects and developmental disabilities.

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1. Fetal alcohol syndrome

   Fetal alcohol syndrome is a pattern of mental and physical defects that can develop in a fetus in association with high levels of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Alcohol crosses the placental barrier and can stunt fetal growth or weight, create distinctive facial stigmata, damage neurons and brain structures, which can result in psychological or behavioral problems, and cause other physical damage. The main effect of FAS is permanent central nervous system damage, especially to the brain. Developing brain cells and structures can be malformed or have development interrupted by prenatal alcohol exposure; this can create an array of primary cognitive and functional disabilities as well as secondary disabilities. Alcohol exposure presents a risk of fetal brain damage at any point during a pregnancy, since brain development is ongoing throughout pregnancy. Fetal alcohol exposure is the leading known cause of mental retardation in the Western world. In the United States and Europe, the FAS prevalence rate is estimated to be between 0.2-2 in every 1000 live births. FAS should not be confused with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, a condition which describes a continuum of permanent birth defects caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy, which includes FAS, as well as other disorders, and which affects about 1% of live births in the US. The lifetime medical and social costs of FAS are estimated to be as high as US$800,000 per child born with the disorder. Surveys found that in the United States, 10–15% of pregnant women report having recently drunk alcohol, and up to 30% drink alcohol at some point during pregnancy. The current recommendation of the Surgeon General of the United States,the British Department of Health and the Australian Government National Health and Medical Research Council is to drink no alcohol at all during pregnancy.

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1. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

   A condition occurring in FETUS or NEWBORN due to in utero ETHANOL exposure when mother consumed alcohol during PREGNANCY. It is characterized by a cluster of irreversible BIRTH DEFECTS including abnormalities in physical, mental, and behavior development (such as FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; MENTAL RETARDATION; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS) with varied degree of severity in an individual.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fetal alcohol syndrome in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

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   The numerical value of fetal alcohol syndrome in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
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