Nanism

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nanism \Na"nism\ (n[=a]"n[i^]z'm; n[a^]n"[i^]z'm), n. [Gr.
     na^nos + -ism: cf. F. nanisme.]
     The condition of being abnormally small in stature; dwarfism;
     dwarfishness; -- opposed to {gigantism}.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Nanjing



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nanism
       n : a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature [syn: {dwarfism}]