nanism

English

Etymology

nano- +‎ -ism

Noun

nanism (plural nanisms)

1. (biology, medicine) Unusually small size, as the result of a developmental abnormality.
   • 2006 April, Henri Friedhofer et al., “Surgical treatment for eyelid deformity in Crouzon syndrome associated with acanthosis nigricans: case report”, in Clinics‎^[1]:

     In this gene, other mutations can cause a kind of nanism that is lethal during the first weeks of life.

Synonyms

• dwarfism
• microsomia