Nanism
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noun.
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Aberration from normal form by decrease in size; the character or quality of being dwarfed or pygmy; dwarfishness: opposed to
gigantism.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The condition of being abnormally small in stature; dwarfism; dwarfishness; -- opposed to
gigantism
.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
Unusually small size, as a result of a developmental abnormality
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature
Word Usage
"Atrophy is partial and special in its operation, nanism is general."
Antonyms
Words with the opposite meaning
gigantism
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
congenital disease
genetic abnormality
genetic defect
genetic disease
genetic disorder
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
pycnodysostosis
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
dwarfishness
dwarfism
microsomia