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dwarfism

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈdwɔɹfɪzəm/Part of speech nounSorted adfimrswStarts with DEnds with M0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature

Word origin

From dwarf + -ism.

Used in a sentence

  • Studies of disproportionate dwarfisms in animals have revealed the importance of core proteins an sulfation in the development of cartilage.
  • They didn’t find out I had achondroplastic dwarfism until a few months later. “Achondroplasia” is a word that haunted me in my childhood. I never wanted to hear it. It wasn’t who I was. I was not different.
  • Sure enough, they are hard to miss. As a non-binary trans drag queen with dwarfism, [Tamm] Reynolds must be in a minority of one.

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