dwarfism

Noun

Meaning

a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

nanism achondroplasia chondrodystrophy dwarfing pycnodysostosis dwarfishness nanosomia dwarfness achondrogenesis pygmism skeletal dysplasia abnormally small size affected growth of the bones condition of being dwarfed developmental anomaly
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Antonyms

overgrowth gigantism giantism polyploidy macrosomia excessive size of body
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Hypernyms

genetic disorder genetic disease hereditary disease inherited disease inherited disorder congenital disease

Hyponyms

pycnodysostosis

Phrases with the word

Russell-Silver dwarfism Lenz-Majewski hyperostotic dwarfism short-limbed dwarfism insular dwarfism camptomelic dwarfism Silver-Russell dwarfism

Examples

We are people with all the hopes, dreams, passions, and faults of everyone else. Eighty percent of us are born into families with no history of dwarfism. Billy Barty

Adults with dwarfism condition generally has a height of 4 feet 10 inches (147 centimeters) or less. Source: Internet

Foto: Getty/John Young/Facebook John Young, an advocate with dwarfism, is worried that the viral video of Quaden Bayles could cause more harm than good. Source: Internet

Yarraka Bayles, Quaden’s mother, shared the footage of her despondent son, who has a form of dwarfism, called achondroplasia, on February 19. She wanted to demonstrate how damaging bullying is and get advice. Source: Internet

One incident involved other school children patting him on the head like a puppy — not particularly surprising behaviour, especially since European royalty used to keep people with dwarfism as pets. Source: Internet

The parents said initially they were warned that Emmie might have Down's Syndrome, and at each scan were given more bad news - such as her having a small brain, heart defects, brittle bones and dwarfism. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

dwarfish dwarfishly dwarfishness dwarfkind dwarflike dwarfling