HYPOPLASTIC DWARF

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An achondroplastic dwarf whose small size is the result of a genetic defect; body parts and mental and sexual development are normal

Synonyms:

hypoplastic dwarf; normal dwarf; primordial dwarf; true dwarf

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Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("hypoplastic dwarf" is a kind of...):

dwarf; midget; nanus (a person who is markedly small)

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