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MeSH Heading: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Tree Number(s): C12.050.703.277.220; C16.300.070; C25.775.100.087.323
Unique ID: D063647
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D063647
Scope Note: An umbrella term used to describe a pattern of disabilities and abnormalities that result from fetal exposure to ETHANOL during pregnancy. It encompasses a phenotypic range that can vary greatly between individuals, but reliably includes one or more of the following: characteristic facial dysmorphism, FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION, central nervous system abnormalities, cognitive and/or behavioral dysfunction, BIRTH DEFECTS. The level of maternal alcohol consumption does not necessarily correlate directly with disease severity.
Entry Term(s): Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder; Alcohol-Related Birth Defects; FAE (Fetal Alcohol Effects); FASD; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; Growth Retardation, Facial Abnormalities, and Central Nervous System Dysfunction; Partial Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
NLM Classification #: WQ 211
Previous Indexing: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (1979-2013)
See Also: Alcoholism
Public MeSH Note: 2014; Fetal Alcohol Syndrome was a descriptor 1979-2013
History Note: 2014
Date Established: 2014/01/01
Date of Entry: 2013/07/08
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

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veterinary (VE)

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Concept UI: M0576510
Scope Note: An umbrella term used to describe a pattern of disabilities and abnormalities that result from fetal exposure to ETHANOL during pregnancy. It encompasses a phenotypic range that can vary greatly between individuals, but reliably includes one or more of the following: characteristic facial dysmorphism, FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION, central nervous system abnormalities, cognitive and/or behavioral dysfunction, BIRTH DEFECTS. The level of maternal alcohol consumption does not necessarily correlate directly with disease severity.
Terms: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Preferred Term
Term UI T828510
Date08/23/2012
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2014); FASD
Term UI T833033
Date11/14/2012
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2014); Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Term UI T000996269
Date11/14/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

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