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n. - A genetic abnormality resulting in short stature.

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  • He says my dwarfism is a hindrance and that I should concentrate on my skool work.
  • His dwarfism is a disability only in how other people see him, and possibly in how a lifetime of this has shaped his character.
  • DON VANCE, LEVY FAMILY FRIEND: Well, I think that Gary Condit was probably born with a very severe form of dwarfism, that is moral dwarfism.
  • Many, such as dwarfism, are conspicuous but others, for example congenital heart defects, are hidden.
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