Dwarfism

/ˈdwɔɹfɪzəm/

Synonyms for "dwarfism" (7 found)

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Noun(2 words)
growth deficiencygrowth restriction

Related words (3)

Noun(3 words)
nanismreduced sizeshort stature

Related word relations

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More general

11 entries
congenital diseasegenetic abnormalitygenetic defectgenetic diseasegenetic disordergrowth abnormalityhereditary conditionhereditary diseaseinherited diseaseinherited disordermedical condition

More specific

7 entries
achondroplasiaanimal dwarfismdisproportionate dwarfismhypochondroplasiapituitary dwarfismplant dwarfismproportionate dwarfism

Collocations

6 entries
animal dwarfismdwarfism advocacydwarfism awarenessgrowth deficiencyplant dwarfismshort stature

Inflections

1 entries

Sample sentences

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Studies of disproportionate dwarfisms in animals have revealed the importance of core proteins an sulfation in the development of cartilage.

Source: wiktionary

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!

Source: wiktionary

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