ateleiotic

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A form of dwarfism with normal body proportions

adjective
/ˌætəˈlaɪətɪk/

Specialized

: ateleiotico

The patient was diagnosed as ateleiotic due to her proportional dwarfism.

Examples

Children showing ateleiotic growth may reach only a short adult height but with balanced body features.
A study of ateleiotic individuals revealed no abnormalities in intelligence.
The ateleiotic condition affects the growth of individuals.
Many children with ateleiotic features lead happy lives.
A study of ateleiotic individuals showed they had normal body proportions despite their shorter stature.
Children who are ateleiotic often excel in sports due to their balanced body features.
The doctor explained that the ateleiotic condition allows for normal growth proportions even with dwarfism.

Synonyms

dwarfish

vsateleiotic

1 7.2

Much smaller than what is normal or expected

is a medical term for a proportionate growth condition

dwarflike

vsateleiotic

1 5.3

Small in size with short features like a tiny person

is a medical adjective for a condition with normal body proportions

Surface Forms

ateleioitic positive

Morphology

ateleiotic = ateleiosis (opaque) = ateleiosis + tic

Although formed regularly from the medical noun 'ateleiosis' + '-tic', the components are specialized Greek-derived morphemes unlikely to be meaningful to an average learner, so the relation is not practically derivable.

Etymology

Ateleiotic breaks into a- meaning 'not' and teleios meaning 'complete' or 'full-grown', so it literally points to 'not fully grown'. That's why ateleiotic describes a kind of dwarfism where a person is short but has balanced body features.