- short stature
- in pediatric growth assessment, reduced length or height, defined variously as being below the third or the fifth percentile for age when plotted on a growth chart. Cf. dwarfism.
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Short stature — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 18756 ICD10 = ICD10|E|34|3|e|20 ICD9 = ICD9|783.43 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 003271 eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 2087 MeshID = Short stature refers to a height of a human being… … Wikipedia
Short stature homeobox gene — or SHOX is a gene on the X chromosome and Y chromosome which is associated with short stature in humans if mutated or present in only one copy (haploinsufficiency). PathologyThe gene was first found during a search for the cause of short stature… … Wikipedia
short stature — /ʃɔt ˈstætʃə/ (say shawt stachuh) noun 1. less than average height for a person. 2. severely reduced height for a person, resulting from dwarfism. –short statured, adjective …
Idiopathic short stature — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Idiopathic short stature ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|783.43 Idiopathic short stature (ISS) refers to extreme short stature that does not have a diagnostic explanation ( idiopathic designates a condition that is unexplained… … Wikipedia
familial short stature — genetic short stature a syndrome of short stature (q.v.) with normal growth velocity, normal onset and progression of puberty, normal skeletal age, and short stature in close relatives such as parents … Medical dictionary
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short-FRAME — short stature facial anomalies Rieger anomaly midline anomalies enamel defects [syndrome] … Medical dictionary
SHORT — • short stature, hyperextensibility of joints or hernia or both, ocular depression, Rieger anomaly, teething delayed … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
short-FRAME — • short stature facial anomalies Rieger anomaly midline anomalies enamel defects [syndrome] … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
Stature — La stature, ou taille humaine, est la hauteur d un être humain. Elle se calcule généralement au centimètre près avec le Système international d unités et au demi pouce près avec le Système impérial. Bien souvent, si on la compare aux autres… … Wikipédia en Français
