pituitary dwarf

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pituitary dwarf - a dwarf whose condition is caused by a deficiency of growth hormones, rather than by genetic factors (as in the case of the achondroplastic dwarf)

hypophysial dwarf, Levi-Lorrain dwarf

dwarf, midget, nanus - a person who is markedly small

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