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dwarfism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | nanism |
| Type of | congenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder |
| Has types | pycnodysostosis |
Examples of dwarfism
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Caitlin has hypochondroplasia, which is one of many different forms of dwarfism.
From the washingtonpost.com
During the course of the study, nine of the 99 participants with dwarfism died.
From the cnn.com
Kara has Osteogenesis Imperfecta, a form of dwarfism that causes brittle bones.
From the psychcentral.com
But he was looking for a research niche of his own and he found it in dwarfism.
From the guardian.co.uk
It is proposed that they evolved from H. erectus as a case of insular dwarfism.
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In 1955 they made their last bow, but dwarfism did not affect their life expectancy.
From the guardian.co.uk
This, coupled with pathological dwarfism, could possibly create a hobbit-like human.
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If he does not have the dwarfism, then by the age of five he will be taller than me.
From the guardian.co.uk
Not bad for someone who is 4ft 1in, and who has achondroplasia, or dwarfism.
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- A genetic abnormality resulting in short stature
- Dwarfism is short stature resulting from a particular medical condition. It is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than 4 feet 10 inches (147 cm), although this definition is problematic because short stature in itself is not a disorder.
- The condition of being a dwarf
- DwarfismDwarfism refers to a group of conditions characterised by shorter than normal skeletal growth. refers to a group of conditions characterised by shorter than normal skeletal growth.
- A medical or genetic condition that results in an adult height of under 4'10".
- A recessive trait in which the skeleton is quite small and the forehead has a slight bulge.
- Dwarf means, below normal size and the state of dwarfness is called dwarfism. Dwarfism is usually found amongst human, animals & plants.
- Refers to a condition of extreme small size of a person, animal, or plant. Any type of marked human smallness could be termed dwarfism in older popular and medical usage. ...
- Below normal height caused by deficiency in thyroid hormone or growth hormone
