noun
Down's syndrome; mongolism (obsolete)
Obsolete and offensive term for Down's syndrome. Modern Japanese uses ダウン症候群 or ダウン症. This word is no longer used in medical or everyday contexts.
See also: ダウン症候群
「蒙古症」は現在では差別的な表現とされ、使われていない。
'Mongolism' is now considered a discriminatory expression and is no longer used.
Common abbreviation of ダウン症候群, used in everyday contexts. 蒙古症 is its outdated predecessor.
From 蒙古 (Mongolia) + 症 (syndrome), based on the outdated and now-discredited racial classification of Down's syndrome. The term is obsolete and considered offensive.