Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nanism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nanism
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Unusually small size, as the result of a developmental abnormality.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In this gene, other mutations can cause a kind of nanism that is lethal during the first weeks of life."

Etymology

From nano- + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: nano
Suffix: ism

Usage

Inflected Forms

nanisms (plural)

Phrases

Mulibrey nanism

Synonyms

dwarfism microsomia

Questions

What does nanism mean?: Unusually small size, as the result of a developmental abnormality.
Where does nanism come from?: From nano- + -ism.

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