dwarf (redirected from dwarf cattle)

dwarf (dworf) an abnormally short person.dwarf´ish

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achondroplastic dwarf  one with achondroplasia and a large head with saddle nose and brachycephaly, short limbs, and usually lordosis.

Amsterdam dwarf  one with de Lange's syndrome.

ateliotic dwarf  one with infantile skeleton, with persistent nonunion between epiphyses and diaphyses.

hypophysial dwarf  pituitary d.

Laron dwarf  one whose skeletal growth retardation is from impaired ability to synthesize insulin-like growth factor I, usually due to growth hormone receptor defects.

normal dwarf , physiologic dwarf a person who is unusually short but not deformed.

pituitary dwarf  a dwarf with hypophysial infantilism.

rachitic dwarf  a person dwarfed by rickets, having a high forehead with prominent bosses, bent long bones, and Harrison's groove.

renal dwarf  one whose failure to achieve normal bone maturation is due to renal failure.

true dwarf  normal d.

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dwarf (dwôrf)

n. pl. dwarfs or dwarves (dwôrvz)

An abnormally small person, often having limbs and features not properly proportioned or formed.

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dwarf

[dwôrf]

Etymology: AS, dweorge

1  n, also called nanus. an abnormally short, undersized person, especially one whose body parts are not proportional. Kinds of dwarfs include achondroplastic dwarf, asexual dwarf, ateliotic dwarf, Brissaud's dwarf, cretin dwarf, diastrophic dwarf, nanocephalic dwarf, phocomelic dwarf, pituitary dwarf, primordial dwarf, rachitic dwarf, renal dwarf, Russell dwarf, sexual dwarf, Silver dwarf, and thanatophoric dwarf.

2  v, to prevent or retard, for example, normal growth.

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dwarf

an abnormally undersized animal or plant. See also dwarfism.

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dwarf bay

daphnemezereum.

dwarf cattle

see dwarfism.

dwarf Darling pea

swainsonaluteola.

dolichocephalic dwarf

dwarf with a long, narrow head.

dwarf elder

sambucusebulus.

dwarf goat

a dwarf variety of any of the standard goat breeds; the best known is a dwarf of West African breed.

dwarf laurel

kalmiaangustifolia.

proportional dwarf

see proportional dwarf.

dwarf tapeworm

see hymenolepisnana.