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PITUITARY DWARF
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dwarf whose condition is caused by a deficiency of growth hormones, rather than by genetic factors (as in the case of the achondroplastic dwarf)
Synonyms:
hypophysial dwarf; Levi-Lorrain dwarf; pituitary dwarf
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pituitary dwarf" is a kind of...):
dwarf; midget; nanus (a person who is markedly small)
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