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nanism
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun nanism has 1 sense
- nanism(n = noun.state) dwarfism - a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature; Array is a kind of congenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder
has particulars: pycnodysostosis
CIDE DICTIONARY
nanism, n. [Gr. na^nos + -ism: cf. F. nanisme.].
The condition of being abnormally small in stature; dwarfism; dwarfishness; -- opposed to gigantism . [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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