| dwarf | Pl Dwarfs . [OE. Dwergh, dwerf, dwarf, AS. Dweorg, dweorh; akin to D. Dwerg, MHG. Twerc, G. Zwerg, Icel. Dvergr, Sw. & Dan. Dverg; of unknown origin. An animal or plant which is much below the ordinary size of its species or kind; especially, a diminutive human being. During the Middle Ages dwarfs as well as fools shared the favor of courts and the nobility. Dwarf is used adjectively in reference to anything much below the usual or normal size; as, dwarf tree; dwarf honeysuckle. <botany> Dwarf elder, a low wall, not as high as the story of a building, often used as a garden wall or fence. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| dwarf pelvis | A very small pelvis, in which the several bones are united by cartilage as in the infant. Synonym: pelvis nana. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dwarfed enamel | nanoid enamel |
| dwarfish | Like a dwarf; below the common stature or size; very small; petty; as, a dwarfish animal, shrub. Dwarf"ishly, Dwarf"ishness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dwarfishness | A condition which results from the insufficient production of growth hormone by the pituitary gland. Dwarfism is characterised by abnormally short stature with normal body proportions occurring in childhood. Symptoms include slowed growth, short stature, delayed sexual development in the adolescent, headaches, excessive urination and excessive thirst. (27 Sep 1997) |
| dwarfism | A condition which results from the insufficient production of growth hormone by the pituitary gland. Dwarfism is characterised by abnormally short stature with normal body proportions occurring in childhood. Symptoms include slowed growth, short stature, delayed sexual development in the adolescent, headaches, excessive urination and excessive thirst. (27 Sep 1997) |
| dwarfism, pituitary | A form of dwarfism due to absence or hypofunction of the anterior pituitary gland. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pituitary dwarf | Dwarfism as result of failure of growth hormone production because of hypothalamic or pituitary abnormality. Synonym: pituitary dwarf. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| hypophysial dwarf | Dwarfism as result of failure of growth hormone production because of hypothalamic or pituitary abnormality. Synonym: pituitary dwarf. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypothyroid dwarf | Dwarfism associated with lack of thyroid function. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oil of dwarf pine needles | Volatile oil from the fresh leaves of Pinus montana (family Pinaceae). Pleasant pine odour; used as a pharmaceutical aid (flavor and perfume). Has been used as an expectorant. (05 Mar 2000) |