Speech Difficulties in Down Syndrome. Down syndrome (DS) is an incurable genetic disorder that has a profound impact upon a personâs physical, mental, and social development. Children with DS have anatomical and physiological differences in the mouth and throat region that affect feeding, swallowing, and oral motor skills.
1 A gross refers to a group of 144 items (a dozen dozen or a square dozen).  A great gross refers to a group of 1728 items (a dozen gross or a cubic dozen).
What are 'Gross Sales'. Gross sales is a metric for the overall sales of a company that haven't been adjusted to include discounts or returns from customers. Gross sales is calculated with a simple equation that totals together all sales invoices.