nanism
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]nanism (countable and uncountable, plural nanisms)
- (biology, medicine) Unusually small size, as the result of a developmental abnormality.
- 2006 April, Henri Friedhofer et al., “Surgical treatment for eyelid deformity in Crouzon syndrome associated with acanthosis nigricans: case report”, in Clinics[1]:
- In this gene, other mutations can cause a kind of nanism that is lethal during the first weeks of life.
Synonyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French nanisme. By surface analysis, nan + -ism.
Noun
[edit]nanism n (uncountable)
Declension
[edit]| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | nanism | nanismul |
| genitive-dative | nanism | nanismului |
| vocative | nanismule | |
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