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fetal alcohol syndrome  

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  • Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders are a continuum of alcohol-induced fetal malformations. The severe end of this spectrum is a specific pattern of malformations in the developing fetus termed fetal alcohol syndrome. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Fetal Alcohol Syndrome]

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