dwarfism
noun[U]
medicalspecializeduk/ˈdwɔː.fɪ.zəm/us/ˈdwɔːr.fɪ.zəm/aconditionthatcausesapersonto be muchsmallerthan theusualsize:
侏儒症Achondroplasia is the mostcommongeneticconditionthatresultsin dwarfism.软骨发育不全是导致侏儒症最常见的遗传状况。
peoplewith dwarfism罹患侏儒症的人
- Herconditionhas beencategorisedas aformof dwarfism.
- There are more than 200typesof dwarfism,causingsomeformofdisabilityin 1 out of 40,000childrenin theUnitedStates.
- She isconcernedwith theindignitiesandinjusticesvisiteduponpeoplewhosebodiesdon'tfittheusualmoulds, such asconjoinedtwinsandpeoplewith dwarfism.