How To Use Dwarfism In A Sentence
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We argue that selection for dwarfism results from reduced intrasexual competition through high differential adult mortality between the sexes.
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We argue that selection for dwarfism results from reduced intrasexual competition through high differential adult mortality between the sexes.
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Cushing recognized the states of hypopituitarism and hyperpituitarism, and he had a keen interest in acromegaly and dwarfism.
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Ms Amge has a condition called achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism, and is not expected to grow further.
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Simmonds, who suffers from a genetic disorder called achondroplasia, one of the most common forms of short limb dwarfism, admits she is just as excited about watching the Games as competing in them.
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Cushing recognized the states of hypopituitarism and hyperpituitarism, and he had a keen interest in acromegaly and dwarfism.
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The same word kept poppingup: 'achondroplasia', a form of dwarfism.
The Sun
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Many variations in the human form, such as dwarfism or gigantism, can arise from such combined mutations.
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Examples of such dwarfism or gigantism include the giant tortoises of the Seychelles islands, Indonesia's Komodo dragons, and the boas of the Belizean Snake Cayes.
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The physical characteristics associated with this disorder include gargoylism and dwarfism.
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My son has a condition called achondroplasia, which is a form of dwarfism that affects the long bones of the body (arms and legs).
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Paralympic swimmer who has achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism.
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Still others, such as achondroplasia (the most common form of dwarfism), may either be inherited or the result of a genetic mutation.
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Aged two, she weighs just 8lb due to primordial dwarfism.
The Sun
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Amge, at 2 feet, 0.06 inches tall, is the same height as an average 2-year-old as a result of being born with a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia.
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His system is a blend of several martial arts tailored for people with dwarfism.
The Sun
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Lethal dwarfism syndromes are associated with brachycephaly or clover - leaf skull deformity rather than dolichocephaly.
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At four feet five inches tall, Fin's dwarfism has earned him prying stares and questions all of his life.
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Non-pathologic, non-ecophenotypic dwarfism and giantism are considered to be rare processes.
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The problem, according to Martin, is that while the body size of a large species shrinks considerably in cases of island dwarfism, brain size shrinks moderately.
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Dwarfism is a generally accepted word for a medical condition.
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During our conversation, the doctor kept looking over my head as I piled on the questions: "Are tumors of hair and teeth actually absorbed fetal twins?" and "Do you know anything about the connection between dwarfism and polydactylism?
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We argue that selection for dwarfism results from reduced intrasexual competition through high differential adult mortality between the sexes.
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Typical island adaptations, such as gigantism and dwarfism, occur in genera that are found elsewhere in Africa.
Sao Tome and Principe moist lowland forests
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She has grown less than 1 centimeter 0.4 inch in the last two years, Guinness said in a statement, and will grow no more due to a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia.
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The over production of somatotrophin can cause gigantism while under production can result in dwarfism.
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Thapa Magar suffers from a condition known as primordial dwarfism, which only afflicts about 100 people worldwide, according to Telegraph.
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Examples of such dwarfism or gigantism include the giant tortoises of the Seychelles islands, Indonesia's Komodo dragons, and the boas of the Belizean Snake Cayes.
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The most common form of dwarfism is achondroplasia.
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Insular dwarfism is where animals on islands become smaller because of restricted food resources.
Times, Sunday Times
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Another form of dwarfism that was formerly included in the spectrum of achondroplasia is dystrophic dwarfism.
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Just over 5 percent of federal employees are disabled and less than 1 percent are people with targeted disabilities -- defined as deafness, blindness, mental retardation, dwarfism and paraplegia, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Kudos to federal workers helping a deaf colleague
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The scientific point was that in the past 10 years, the mutations responsible for nearly all forms of dwarfism had been identified.
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Many metals, for example, have adverse effects on plants if they are concentrated to high levels; the result is plant deformities, dwarfism, or death of the plant.
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Nobody in this programme, however, treats dwarfism as anything other than entirely natural.
Times, Sunday Times
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Just over 5 percent of federal employees are disabled and less than 1 percent are people with targeted disabilities -- defined as deafness, blindness, mental retardation, dwarfism and paraplegia, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Kudos to federal workers helping a deaf colleague
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Following three young people with dwarfism, with the focus on normal everyday challenges.
Times, Sunday Times
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I must confess that my initial thought on seeing the name Toulouse Lautrec was to wonder whether alcoholism, syphilis, voyeurism, dwarfism, osteopetrosis and inbreeding make the ideal image for a family eaterie.
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The over production of somatotrophin can cause gigantism while under production can result in dwarfism.
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There was no history of familial dwarfism or known exposure to teratogenic drugs.
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Mutations in the transmembrane domain of FGFR3 cause the most common genetic form of dwarfism, achondroplasia.
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A warm show dealing with the day-to-day lives of three families affected by dwarfism.
The Sun
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Mutations in the transmembrane domain of FGFR3 cause the most common genetic form of dwarfism, achondroplasia.
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Evolutionary features typical of island faunas and floras, such as gigantism, dwarfism, and unusual ecological, physiological, and behavioral adaptations are also found in a range of species.
Sao Tome and Principe moist lowland forests
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We argue that selection for dwarfism results from reduced intrasexual competition through high differential adult mortality between the sexes.
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Interest in dwarfism, gigantism, and acromegaly has spanned the centuries; literature, especially for children, is filled with stories about dwarfs and giants, while Old Testament writings have several descriptions of giants.
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Poor Manganese may cause dwarfism, anemia, bronchial asthma, Parkinson′s disease, child amentia, tumor, et al.
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For example, all mutations that take place in humans result in physical deformities, in infirmities such as mongolism, Down syndrome, albinism, dwarfism , cancer, etc.
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