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PITUITARY DWARF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pituitary dwarf mean?
• PITUITARY DWARF (noun)
The noun PITUITARY DWARF has 1 sense:
1. 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)
Familiarity information: PITUITARY DWARF used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
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)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
hypophysial dwarf; Levi-Lorrain dwarf; pituitary dwarf
Hypernyms ("pituitary dwarf" is a kind of...):
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