Dwarfism: An abnormally short individual. See free access online books about Dwarfism below. See detailed information below for a list of 116 causes of Dwarfism, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Dwarfism: Negative of pejorative connotations of this word may render it offensive in some contexts. Obsolete term for a condition or a group of conditions in which the height of the person while standing is below the third percentile. Usually termed short stature.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
A genetic abnormality resulting in short stature
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Condition of being undersized as a result of premature arrest of skeletal growth.
- (Source - CRISP)
Dwarfism is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Dwarfism, or a subtype of Dwarfism,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
- (Source - National Institute of Health)
The list below shows some of the causes of Dwarfism mentioned in various sources:
See full list of 116 causes of Dwarfism
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Dwarfism. Of the 116 causes of Dwarfism that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
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The following list of conditions have 'Dwarfism' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
The following list of conditions have 'Dwarfism' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Medical Conditions associated with Dwarfism:
Short stature (1077 causes), Poor growth (2164 causes), Growth symptoms (2213 causes), Body symptoms (2668 causes), Infant symptoms (2479 causes)
Symptoms related to Dwarfism:
Short stature (1077 causes), Large head (193 causes), Goldblatt syndrome, Dwarfism (90 causes), Moore Federman syndrome, Psychosocial dwarfism, Growth failure (640 causes), Pituitary dwarfism, Skeletal dysplasia, Constitutional growth delay, Hypopituitarism (11 causes), Achondroplasia
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