Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 症
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しょう Grade: S
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Etymology
From ダウン (Daun, “Down”) + 症 (-shō, “condition”).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ダウンしょー [dàúńshóó] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA(key): [da̠ɯ̟̃ɰ̃ɕo̞ː]
Noun
ダウン症 • (Daun-shō)
- clipping of ダウン症候群 (Daun shōkōgun, “Down syndrome”)