English Dictionary

dwarfism

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈdwɔɹfɪzəm/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

The condition of being a dwarf (person of short stature). / The quality of being puny or inferior.

日本語の意味

（遺伝的要因による）小人症、小人状態 – 身長が極端に低い状態 / 取るに足らないほど小さい、または劣っているという性質

Despite facing misconceptions, she pursued a medical career and became an advocate for people with dwarfism.

誤解に直面しながらも、彼女は医療の道を志し、小人症の人々の支援者になった。

意味（1）

The condition of being a dwarf (person of short stature).

Studies of disproportionate dwarfisms in animals have revealed the importance of core proteins an sulfation in the development of cartilage.

意味（2）

The quality of being puny or inferior.

Childish, childish to the core: that's why they're so good at nursing, they're arrested in a state of permanent intellectual dwarfism themselves!

dwarfisms （ plural ）