单词 | proportionate dwarfism |
释义 | > as lemmasproportionate dwarfism proportionate dwarfism n. dwarfism in which the affected individual's limbs and trunk are shortened to (more or less) the same degree.Chiefly used in medical and technical contexts. Contrasted with disproportionate dwarfism n. at disproportionate adj. Additions. ΚΠ 1905 Arch. Pediatrics 22 496 In rachitis and mongolism all the parts are nearly uniformly affected so that the result is more or less proportionate dwarfism. 1942 Jrnl. Heredity 33 415/2 It seems logical to suspect that one factor pair conditions this type of proportionate dwarfism [in Jersey cattle]. 2012 Time Out N.Y. 20 Sept. 33/3 One of Barnum's attractions going back to the American Museum days, the two-foot showman, actor and impressionist had proportionate dwarfism. < as lemmas |
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