Usually means: Abnormally small growth; dwarfism condition.
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  1. nanism: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  10. nanism: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
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  1. nanism: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (nanism)

▸ noun:  (biology, medicine) Unusually small size, as the result of a developmental abnormality.

Similar:
dwarfism, nanomelia, microsomia, micronism, nanosomia, miniaturism, micropsy, micropsia, micromazia, micropenis, more...

Phrases:
mulibrey nanism, more...

Adjectives:
mulibrey, senile, renal, pituitary, hypophyseal, zoroast

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Similar:
dwarfism, nanomelia, microsomia, micronism, nanosomia, miniaturism, micropsy, micropsia, micromazia, micropenis, more...

Phrases:
mulibrey nanism, more...

Adjectives:
mulibrey, senile, renal, pituitary, hypophyseal, zoroast



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