nanism

[ ney-niz-uhm, nan-iz- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.

Origin of nanism¹

1855–60; < French nanisme, equivalent to Greek nân ( os ) dwarf + French -isme -ism

Achondroplastic nanism is associated with a pathological deformity due to fœtal rickets.

Atrophy is partial and special in its operation, nanism is general.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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