Nanism
[ney-niz-uh m, nan-iz-] /ˈneɪ nɪz əm, ˈnæn ɪz-/
noun, Medicine/Medical.
1.
the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.
nanism na·nism (nā’nĭz’əm, nān’ĭz’-)
n.
See dwarfism.
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