fetal alcohol syndrome

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A group of abnormalities occurring in an infant as a result of excessive alcohol consumption by a woman during pregnancy, including growth retardation, cranial, facial, or neural abnormalities, and developmental disabilities.

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

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• 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