nanism

[ney-niz-uh m, nan-iz-] /ˈneɪ nɪz əm, ˈnæn ɪz-/

noun, Medicine/Medical.

the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.

Origin of nanism

French

1855-1860

1855-60; < French nanisme, equivalent to Greek nân(os) dwarf + French -isme -ism

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Atrophy is partial and special in its operation, nanism is general.

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nanism in Medicine

nanism na·nism (nā'nĭz'əm, nān'ĭz'-)
n.
See dwarfism.

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