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    PITUITARY DWARF

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    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)play

    Synonyms:

    hypophysial dwarf; Levi-Lorrain dwarf; pituitary dwarf

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("pituitary dwarf" is a kind of...):

    dwarf; midget; nanus (a person who is markedly small)

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