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Definition of FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME. : a highly variable group of birth defects including mental retardation, deficient growth, and malformations of the skull and face that tend to occur in the offspring of women who consume large amounts of alcohol during pregnancy.See fetal alcohol syndrome defined for kids.ADVERTISEMENT.efinition of FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME. : a highly variable group of birth defects including mental retardation, deficient growth, and malformations of the skull and face that tend to occur in the offspring of women who consume large amounts of alcohol during pregnancy. See fetal alcohol syndrome defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT.
by Erica O'Neil Keywords: Fetal alcohol syndrome, Human development. Maternal consumption of alcohol (ethanol) during pregnancy can result in a continuum of embryonic developmental abnormalities that vary depending on the severity, duration, and frequency of exposure of ethanol during gestation.here is no point during development when prenatal alcohol exposure lacks consequences, the occurrence of the more severe birth defects correlates with exposure to alcohol in the embryonic stage rather than the fetal stage.