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(biology, medicine) Unusually small size, as the result of a developmental abnormality..
In this gene, other mutations can cause a kind of nanism that is lethal during the first weeks of life.
Use nanism when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nanism means (biology, medicine) Unusually small size, as the result of a developmental abnormality..
Common synonyms include dwarfism, microsomia.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In this gene, other mutations can cause a kind of nanism that is lethal during the first weeks of life.
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