nanism



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


Nanism \Na"nism\ (n[=a]"n[i^]z'm; n[a^]n"[i^]z'm), n. [Gr.
   na^nos + -ism: cf. F. nanisme.]
   The condition of being abnormally small in stature; dwarfism;
   dwarfishness; -- opposed to gigantism.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Nanjing














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