short stature
collocation in Englishmeaningsofshortandstature
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short
adjective
uk/ʃɔːt/us/ʃɔːrt/
small in length, distance, ...
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stature
noun
uk/ˈstætʃ.ər/us/ˈstætʃ.ɚ/
the good reputation a person or organization has, based on their behaviour ...
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(Definition ofshortandstaturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The pattern of growth delay was consistent with psychosocialshortstatureor a delay in linear growth because of chronic psychosocial stress.
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All children had developmental delays in psychomotor abilities andshortstature.
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One third had significant learning disability, renal malfomation andshortstaturerespectively, 28% of those where parents were examined proved to have an inherited deletion.
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However, theshortstaturewas thought to be caused by an imprinted locus.
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In particular, physical attributes (obesity andshortstature), which are strong predictors of marriage rates, reveal little association with separation and divorce.
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Growth hormone secretion and long-term growth data in children with psychosocialshortstaturetreated by different changes in environment.
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Women ofshortstatureare at greater risk of obstetric complications because of smaller pelvic size and are more likely to deliver an infant with low birth weight.
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Adult males and females may have cystic acne, impaired fertility, andshortstaturedue to premature epiphyseal fusion.
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This distinction becomes even more difficult to make if instead of consideringshortstatureas a variation of normality, it is redefined as a deficiency of height genes.
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Growth delay at adoption was viewed as indexing predominantly psychosocialshortstature, although we cannot rule out contributions of prenatal growth or postnatal poor nutrition and illness.
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Morbidity and low earning power, as indicated byshortstature, of the children of lone mothers will have deleterious effects on their offspring when they in turn become parents.
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Children with growth deficiency may suffer permanentshortstature, disability or even, in some cases, death.
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People whoseshortstaturemade them unable to wear a particular belt would be exempt.
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There are more than 100 medical conditions that causeshortstature.
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These features includeshortstature, very dark skin, woolly hair, scant body hair and occasional steatopygia.
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