normal dwarf

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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normal dwarf.

See primordial dwarf.

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dwarf [dworf]

an abnormally undersized person; see also dwarfism. adj., adj dwar´�fish.

hypophysial dwarf pituitary dwarf.

hypothyroid dwarf a dwarf with hypothyroidism or cretinism. See dwarfism.

infantile dwarf a dwarf with infantilism.

normal dwarf an individual who is undersized but perfectly formed.

pituitary dwarf a person with pituitary dwarfism; called also hypophyseal dwarf.

renal dwarf a person with renal dwarfism.