Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

"Fetal Alcohol Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A condition occurring in FETUS or NEWBORN due to in utero ETHANOL exposure when mother consumed alcohol during PREGNANCY. It is characterized by a cluster of irreversible BIRTH DEFECTS including abnormalities in physical, mental, and behavior development (such as FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; MENTAL RETARDATION; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS) with varied degree of severity in an individual.

Descriptor ID

D005310

MeSH Number(s)

C13.703.277.080

C16.300.080

C25.100.087.397

Concept/Terms

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Fetal Alcohol Syndrome".

Diseases [C]
Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications [C13]
Pregnancy Complications [C13.703]
Fetal Diseases [C13.703.277]
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome [C13.703.277.080]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Fetal Diseases [C16.300]
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome [C16.300.080]
Substance-Related Disorders [C25]
Alcohol-Related Disorders [C25.100]
Alcohol-Induced Disorders [C25.100.087]
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome [C25.100.087.397]

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