US /ˈdwɔɹfɪzəm/ UK /ˈdwɔːfɪzəm/
noun Freq #107805

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A medical condition that causes a person to be much shorter than average.

    His dwarfism never stopped him from becoming a professional athlete.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a medical condition that... nanism
Word family
Forms dwarfisms
Derived forms semidwarfism

Etymology

From dwarf + -ism.

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