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fetal alcohol syndrome

n :  a highly variable group of birth defects including mental retardation, deficient growth, and defects of the skull, face, and brain that tend to occur in the infants of women who consume large amounts of alcohol during pregnancy - abbr. FAS .
 
 

 
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