dwarfism

Questions about dwarfism

What does dwarfism mean?

dwarfism means "a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature".

How many syllables are in dwarfism?

dwarfism has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈdwɔɹfɪzəm/.

What is another word for dwarfism?

Close synonyms include nanism. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dwarfism a common word?

dwarfism is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.