ateliosis

Also a·te·lei·o·sis

[uh-tee-lee-oh-sis, uh-tel-ee-]

noun

Pathology.

1. a form of infantilism caused by pituitary malfunction, characterized by a childish face and voice and associated physical underdevelopment, but not affecting intelligence.

Other Word Forms

• ateliotic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ateliosis¹

1900–05; < Greek ateleí(a) “imperfection, incompletion” ( a- ⁶, tele- ², -ia ) + -osis