nanism

English Thesaurus

1. a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature (noun.state)

hypernym	:	congenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder,
definition	:	a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically (noun.state)

hyponym	:	pycnodysostosis,
definition	:	a form of dwarfism accompanied by fragile bones and bad teeth (noun.state)