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dwarfism
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dwarfism
(noun)
dwarfism
/
ˈ
dwoɚˌfɪzəm/
noun
dwarfism
/
ˈ
dwoɚˌfɪzəm/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of DWARFISM
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noncount
]
medical
:
a condition that causes a person to stop growing before reaching normal adult size
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