dwarfism

Definition

The condition of being a dwarf (person of short stature).

Etymology

From dwarf + -ism.

Example Sentences

• "Studies of disproportionate dwarfisms in animals have revealed the importance of core proteins an sulfation in the development of cartilage."
• "Childish, childish to the core: that's why they're so good at nursing, they're arrested in a state of permanent intellectual dwarfism themselves!"