Dwarfism Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Dwarfism has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature

dwarfism nanism

The condition of being a dwarf.

See Also

seckel syndrome léri weill dyschondrosteosis dwarfisms vosoritide achondroplasia nanocormia chondrodysplasia acromesomelia

Related Terms

seckel syndrome léri weill dyschondrosteosis dwarfisms vosoritide achondroplasia nanocormia chondrodysplasia acromesomelia island rule cornelia de lange syndrome pycnodysostosis nanosomia noonan syndrome microsomia dwarf silver russell syndrome dwarfdom little person pygmyism ateliosis

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

genetic disease

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

pycnodysostosis

Rhyming Words

ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism

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