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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Medical Definition: A disorder occurring in children born to alcoholic women who continue to drink heavily during pregnancy. Common abnormalities are growth deficiency (prenatal and postnatal), altered morphogenesis, mental deficiency, and characteristic facies - small eyes and flattened nasal bridge. Fine motor dysfunction and tremulousness are observed in the newborn.
Guide Notes: in inf born to alcoholic mother; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES
Previously Indexed: Alcoholism (1966-1978)

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Medical Definitions and Terms

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