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HYPOPLASTIC DWARF
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An achondroplastic dwarf whose small size is the result of a genetic defect; body parts and mental and sexual development are normal
Synonyms:
hypoplastic dwarf; normal dwarf; primordial dwarf; true dwarf
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Hypernyms ("hypoplastic dwarf" is a kind of...):
dwarf; midget; nanus (a person who is markedly small)