hypophysial dwarf
- noun
- /ˌhaɪpəˈfɪziəl dwɔrf/
- Specialized
:
enano hipofisario
- Unlike his brother, who had achondroplasia, he was considered a hypophysial dwarf due to pituitary dysfunction.
Examples
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Treatment with growth hormone may benefit a hypophysial dwarf if started early enough.
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The diagnosis confirmed that the child was a hypophysial dwarf rather than having a genetic form of dwarfism.
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The hypophysial dwarf was diagnosed at a young age.
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Many hypophysial dwarfs require hormone therapy to grow.
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The diagnosis confirmed that the child was a hypophysial dwarf rather than having a genetic form of dwarfism.
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Treatment with growth hormone may benefit a hypophysial dwarf if started early enough.
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Many hypophysial dwarfs require hormone therapy to grow.
Synonyms
A person who is much shorter than usual because their body makes too little growth hormone, with normal body proportions
A person with very short height caused by not enough growth hormone rather than by a bone growth condition
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly compositional: 'hypophysial' relates to the pituitary gland and 'dwarf' denotes a person of unusually short stature, so the phrase denotes short stature caused by pituitary-related factors. Although medical/technical, the adjective+noun structure and cross-linguistic parallels make the causal meaning predictable for a learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Hypophysial dwarf The term hypophysial comes from an old name for the small gland at the base of the brain that makes 'growth hormone', and dwarf means a very short person. So a hypophysial dwarf is someone very short because that gland does not make enough 'growth hormone', not because of 'genes'.
