He says my dwarfism is a hindrance and that I should concentrate on my skool work. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-07-01] Reference
His dwarfism is a disability only in how other people see him, and possibly in how a lifetime of this has shaped his character. From Wordnik.com. [Movie review: The Station Agent] Reference
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. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 6, 2001] Reference
Many, such as dwarfism, are conspicuous but others, for example congenital heart defects, are hidden. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
I don't think you can contract 'dwarfism' or 'gigantism'. From Wordnik.com. [digg.com: Stories / Popular] Reference
Another common abnormality, they say, is dwarfism. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 24, 2006] Reference
And Trevor was born with the world's rarest form of dwarfism. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 6, 2001] Reference
Ricky Gervais planning new show about actor with dwarfism. From Wordnik.com. [Bret Michaels conscious, but speech slurred; 'Avatar' breaks DVD sales record] Reference
However, in the case cited, dwarfism is not one of those conditions. From Wordnik.com. [Is it wrong for a disabled parent...] Reference
In the most common type of dwarfism (1), the arms and legs are short for the body. From Wordnik.com. [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference
We include rickets, brittle bone disease, and children who stay very short (dwarfism). From Wordnik.com. [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference
Villechaize suffered from a thyroid dysfunction that caused by proportionate dwarfism. From Wordnik.com. [Five People Born on April 23 | myFiveBest] Reference
The rally is from his supporters who perhaps cannot see this moral dwarfism in their man. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 6, 2001] Reference
There is no medical treatment for most children who are short, including those with dwarfism. From Wordnik.com. [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference
Authorities also say the son, who may have had some form of dwarfism, was taking growth hormones. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 27, 2007] Reference
He was born with some sort of congenital condition (not dwarfism) and is only about four feet tall. From Wordnik.com. [DeFazio Won't Challenge GOP's Gordon Smith] Reference
Erin Popovich has a form of dwarfism that prevents her from swimming competitively at the Olympics. From Wordnik.com. [Erin Popovich and Courtney Jordan Dominate Paralympic Swimming] Reference
And one study of people taking human growth hormone for dwarfism found a rise in leukemia incidence. From Wordnik.com. [Can Hormones Stop The Ciock?] Reference
Science of dwarfism studies the different types of dwarfism and the medical procedures to treat them. From Wordnik.com. [Next Week's Watercooler TV: ABC's The Nine Returns, Discovery Kicks off Shark Week, and more] Reference
Now, authorities also say the son, who may have had some form of dwarfism, was taking growth hormones. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 27, 2007] Reference
• A story by Caitlin Gibson about a girl born with dwarfism who undergoes painful limb-extension surgery. From Wordnik.com. [WaPo Pulitzer Criticism: Ombudsman Alexander Responds] Reference
Tigons on the other hand, are prone towards dwarfism and are usually smaller than either of their parents. From Wordnik.com. [Zorse – The Zebra Horse Hybrid] Reference
The 49-pound 17-year-old apparently had psychogenic dwarfism, stunted growth that results from severe stress. From Wordnik.com. [Brenda Sullivan Gets 20 Years for Caging Adopted Son] Reference
In fact, the starting stature of patients with LNS is the final goal of lengthening in patients with dwarfism. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Rock Positano: Courting Controversy: Cosmetic Limb Lengthening Surgery] Reference
Typical island adaptations, such as gigantism and dwarfism, occur in genera that are found elsewhere in Africa. From Wordnik.com. [Sao Tome and Principe moist lowland forests] Reference
The "disease" of dwarfism doesn't effect the 5 senses, and dwarfs can function and interact in the world around them. From Wordnik.com. [Is it wrong for a disabled parent...] Reference
But generally I'm opposed, and it has nothing to do with the fact that most of us consider dwarfism or deafness disabilities. From Wordnik.com. [Is it wrong for a disabled parent...] Reference
Some cages are forcibly compressed to prevent the animals from growing too large, causing a condition called "stress dwarfism.". From Wordnik.com. [Ari Solomon: What Is A Bear Farm?] Reference
Because it is a hybrid, it usually suffers from giantism, whereas a tigon (male tiger, female lion) usually suffers from dwarfism. From Wordnik.com. [sierrazen Diary Entry] Reference
In most cases mothers carrying an abnormal fetus such as with Down's syndrome, anencephaly, the absence of a brain itself, dwarfism. From Wordnik.com. [Testimony Before Joint Congressional Hearing: "Partial Birth Abortion: The Truth"] Reference
Mary Ellen Little, a New Jersey nurse with dwarfism, had her first daughter before a prenatal test for achondroplasia was available. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs, cartoons, rotting fish, peevish men...] Reference
The mom on the show was taking about how excess spinal fluid leaks into the head area and how that is a common problem with dwarfism. From Wordnik.com. [badbadzoot Diary Entry] Reference
Jeffrey Kofman visited Ecuador, where a group of people suffering from dwarfism seem to be genetically immune from diabetes and cancer. From Wordnik.com. [If You Aren't Cheating, You Aren’t Trying: Adrienne Gaffney] Reference
Born with two strikes against me, dwarfism plus degenerative arthritis, I was hardly expected to reach the heights of happiness, right?. From Wordnik.com. [Julie Genovese: How to Be Happy: Building Joy From Suffering] Reference
Thapa Magar suffers from a condition known as primordial dwarfism, which only afflicts about 100 people worldwide, according to Telegraph. From Wordnik.com. [Khagendra Thapa Magar, World's Smallest Teenager, Asked To Promote Mount Everest Tourism (VIDEO)] Reference
PAUL RAGAN, ASSOCIATE PROF OF PSYCHIATRY: What it tells me is that the children are suffering from something we call psychosocial dwarfism. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 3, 2008] Reference
I started watching a documentary about dwarfism and the next thing I knew, it was Friday morning, the TV was off, and Myra was gone to work. From Wordnik.com. [wilberteets Diary Entry] Reference
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