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Definition of dwarfism noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dwarfism

noun

/ˈdwɔːfɪzəm/

/ˈdwɔːrfɪzəm/

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a medical condition that causes somebody to have an unusually small adult height

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