- pituitary dwarf
- a person with pituitary dwarfism. Called also hypophysial d.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
pituitary dwarf
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pituitary dwarf — noun 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) • Syn: ↑hypophysial dwarf, ↑Levi Lorrain dwarf • Hypernyms: ↑dwarf, ↑midget, ↑nanus … Useful english dictionary
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dwarf — An abnormally undersized person with disproportion among the bodily parts. See dwarfism. [A.S. dweorh] hypophysial d. dwarfism as result of failure of growth hormone production because of hypothalamic or pituitary abnormality. SYN: pituitary d … Medical dictionary
hypophysial dwarf — noun 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) • Syn: ↑pituitary dwarf, ↑Levi Lorrain dwarf • Hypernyms: ↑dwarf, ↑midget, ↑nanus … Useful english dictionary
Levi-Lorrain dwarf — noun 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) • Syn: ↑pituitary dwarf, ↑hypophysial dwarf • Hypernyms: ↑dwarf, ↑midget, ↑nanus … Useful english dictionary
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