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na·nism
(nā′nĭz′əm, năn′ĭz′-)n.
See dwarfism.
[French nanisme, from Latin nānus, dwarf, from Greek nānos; see nano-.]
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nanism
(ˈneɪnɪzəm; ˈnænɪzəm)n
(Pathology) another word for dwarfism
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nanism
Medicine. the condition of dwarfishness. Cf. gigantism.
See also: Size-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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| Noun | 1. | nanism - a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature congenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder - a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically pycnodysostosis - a form of dwarfism accompanied by fragile bones and bad teeth |
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nan·ism
n. nanismo. V.: dwarfism
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