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# dwarfism

«dwarfism» in Mova's school dictionary: **A condition in which a person or animal grows much…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (dwarfism, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (medicine) A condition in which a person or animal grows much shorter than usual, often because of their genes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dwarfism/#m1)

2) (science) In biology, «island dwarfism» is when animals on islands become small over many generations. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dwarfism/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In health lessons, dwarfism is a medical condition, not an illness to laugh at; many people with dwarfism prefer «little people» or «people of short stature»; in science, island dwarfism produced tiny elephants and hippos; phrases: «a person with dwarfism», «island dwarfism».

### examples

- Dwarfism is a medical condition that affects how tall a person grows. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dwarfism/#x1)
- People with dwarfism live full lives as actors, doctors, teachers and athletes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dwarfism/#x2)
- Island dwarfism made some ancient elephants as small as ponies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dwarfism/#x3)
- Some breeds of dog have a kind of dwarfism. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dwarfism/#x4)
- Our class learned that dwarfism is often caused by genes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dwarfism/#x5)
- It is unkind to make jokes about someone's height. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dwarfism/#x6)

### note

Uncountable. Respectful words: «person with dwarfism», «little person», «person of short stature»; avoid «midget», which many find offensive. «Dwarf» is fine for stars and fairy tales (and plural dwarfs or dwarves).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dwarfism» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dwarfism/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.