dwarfism
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dwarfism
- /ˈdwɔɹfɪzəm/ US
- /ˈdwɔːfɪzəm/ UK
noun dwarfisms
- The condition of being a dwarf (person of short stature). Studies of disproportionate dwarfisms in animals have revealed the importance of core proteins an sulfation in the development of cartilage.
- The quality of being puny or inferior. Childish, childish to the core: that's why they're so good at nursing, they're arrested in a state of permanent intellectual dwarfism themselves!
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noun condition of being a dwarf
| Español | enanismo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 小人症 kobitoshō |
| 中文 | 侏儒症 zhūrúzhèng |
| Português | nanismo |
| Français | nanisme |
| Deutsch | Kleinwuchs |
| Italiano | nanismo |
| Ελληνικά | νανισμός nanismós |
| Română | nanism |
| Русский | ка́рликовость kárlikovostʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | hội chứng lùn, chứng thấp lùn |
Talk about this word "dwarfism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dwarfism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dwarfism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dwarfism "dwarfism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dwarfism.
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@misc{dwarfism_2026,
title = {dwarfism},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dwarfism},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
