nanus
Noun
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A person who is markedly small (synset 110060141)
is a type of: small person - a person of below average sizesubtypes:
- hypophysial dwarf, levi-lorrain dwarf, pituitary dwarf - a dwarf whose condition is caused by a deficiency of growth hormones, rather than by genetic factors (as in the case of the achondroplastic dwarf)
- hypoplastic dwarf, normal dwarf, primordial dwarf, true dwarf - an achondroplastic dwarf whose small size is the result of a genetic defect; body parts and mental and sexual development are normal
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