PITUITARY DWARF

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A dwarf whose condition is caused by a deficiency of growth hormones, rather than by genetic factors (as in the case of the achondroplastic dwarf)

Synonyms:

hypophysial dwarf; Levi-Lorrain dwarf; pituitary dwarf

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Nouns denoting people

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

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

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