NANUS
dwarf
[dwôrf]
Etymology: AS, dweorge
1 n, also called nanus. an abnormally short, undersized person,
especially one whose body parts are not proportional. Kinds of
dwarfs include achondroplastic dwarf, asexual dwarf, ateliotic
dwarf, Brissaud's dwarf, cretin dwarf, diastrophic dwarf,
nanocephalic dwarf, phocomelic dwarf, pituitary dwarf, primordial
dwarf, rachitic dwarf, renal dwarf, Russell dwarf, sexual dwarf,
Silver dwarf, and thanatophoric dwarf.