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English
Etymology
From nano- + -ism.
Noun
nanism (countable and uncountable, plural nanisms)
- (biology, medicine) Unusually small size, as the result of a developmental abnormality.
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Synonyms
Translations
developmental abnormality manifested as unusually small size
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French nanisme. By surface analysis, nan + -ism.
Noun
nanism n (uncountable)
- dwarfism
Declension
declension of nanism (singular only)
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(un) nanism
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nanismul
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(unui) nanism
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nanismului
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nanismule
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