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nanism
[ ney-niz-uhm, nan-iz- ]
/ ˈneɪ nɪz əm, ˈnæn ɪz- /
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noun Medicine/Medical.
the condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.
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How to use nanism in a sentence
Achondroplastic nanism is associated with a pathological deformity due to fœtal rickets.
Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria MontessoriAtrophy is partial and special in its operation, nanism is general.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters