nanism

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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

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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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