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Ateleiosis

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• Ateliosis

  a form of infantilism caused by pituitary malfunction, characterized by a childish face and voice and associated physical underdevelopment, but not affecting intelligence. ateliosis a·te·li·o·sis (ə-tē’lē-ō’sĭs, ə-těl’ē-) n. Incomplete development of the body or any of its parts, as in infantilism and dwarfism. Also called atelia. a·te’li·ot’ic (-ŏt’ĭk) adj.

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  atelo- atelo- or atel- pref. Incomplete; imperfect: atelectasis.

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