dwarfism
noun [ U ] medical specialized uk/ˈdwɔː.fɪ.zəm/ us/ˈdwɔːr.fɪ.zəm/
侏儒症
a condition that causes a person to be much smaller than the usual size
Achondroplasia is the most common genetic condition that results in dwarfism. 软骨发育不全是导致侏儒症最常见的遗传状况。
people with dwarfism 罹患侏儒症的人
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- Her condition has been categorised as a form of dwarfism.
- There are more than 200 types of dwarfism, causing some form of disability in 1 out of 40,000 children in the United States.
- She is concerned with the indignities and injustices visited upon people whose bodies don't fit the usual moulds, such as conjoined twins and people with dwarfism.