| 单词 | disproportionate dwarfism |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdisproportionate dwarfism disproportionate dwarfism n. dwarfism in which the shortening of the affected individual's limbs is different in degree to that of the trunk.Chiefly used in medical and technical contexts. Contrasted with proportionate dwarfism n. at proportionate adj. Compounds. ΚΠ 1909 Post-Graduate 24 419 Chondrodystrophia (hypoplastica, hyperplastica, malacica), or disproportionate dwarfism. 1963 H. Grüneberg Pathol. of Devel. iii. 53/2 There are numerous genes which disturb the growth of cartilage and lead to disproportionate dwarfism. 2019 Liverpool Echo (Nexis) 5 Feb. 12 She has disproportionate dwarfism, which is characterised by short limbs and an average-sized torso. < as lemmas |
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