mongolism

Questions about mongolism

What does mongolism mean?

mongolism means "a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation".

How many syllables are in mongolism?

mongolism has 3 syllables and divides as mon-go-lism under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for mongolism?

Close synonyms include mongolianism, Down's syndrome, Down syndrome, trisomy 21. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mongolism a common word?

mongolism is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.