About 90 results for ‘Dwarfism’
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Dwarfism
Dwarfism is when an individual is short in stature resulting from a medical condition caused by problems that arise in the pituitary gland in which the growth of the individual is very slowed or delayed. Dwarfism is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than 147 cm (58 inches), although this definition is problematic because short stature in itself is not a disorder. For example, in pygmy populations, a body height of less than 150 cm (59 inches) is normal. Dwarfism can be caused by about 200 distinct medical conditions, such that the symptoms and characteristics of individual people with dwarfism vary greatly. In the United States, Canada and New Zealand, many people with dwarfism prefer to be called little people. Disproportionate dwarfism is characterized by one or more body parts being relatively large or small in comparison to those of an average-sized adult, with growth variations in specific areas being apparent. In cases of proportionate dwarfism, the body appears normally proportioned, but is unusually small. Historically, the term midget was used to describe "proportionate dwarfs"; however, this term is now often regarded as offensive and pejorative . Hypotonia, or low muscle tone, is common in dwarfs, but intelligence and lifespan are usually normal. Achondroplasia is a bone-growth disorder responsible for 70% of dwarfism cases. With achondroplasia, one's limbs are proportionately shorter than one's trunk (abdominal area), with a larger head than average and characteristic facial features. Conditions in humans characterized by disproportional body parts are typically caused by one or more genetic disorders in bone or cartilage development. Extreme shortness in humans with proportional body parts usually has a hormonal cause, such as growth-hormone deficiency, once called pituitary dwarfism. There is no single treatment for dwarfism. Individual differences, such as bone-growth disorders, sometimes can be treated through surgery, some hormone disorders can be treated through medication, and by hormone replacement therapy; this treatment must be done before the child’s' growth plates fuse. Individual accommodations, such as specialized furniture, are often used by people with dwarfism. Many support groups provide services to aid individuals with dwarfism in facing the challenges of an ableist society. Dwarfism is a highly visible condition and often carries negative connotations in society. Because of their unusual height, people with dwarfism often work as spectacles in entertainment and are often portrayed with stereotypes. For a person with dwarfism, heightism can lead to ridicule in childhood and discrimination in adulthood. Short stature can be inherited without any coexisting disease. Short stature in the absence of a medical condition is not generally considered dwarfism. For example, a short man and a short woman with average health will tend to produce children who are also short and with average health. While short parents tend to produce short children, persons with dwarfism may produce children of average height, if the cause of their dwarfism is not genetically transmissible or if the individual does not pass on the genetic variation.
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- Artist(s):
- Eugène Devéria
NAISSANCE D'HENRI IV
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- Portrayed subject:
- Antoine of Navarre
- Birth
- Clothing
- Dog
- Dwarfism
- Henry IV of France
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- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard
FRANCOIS IER RECOIT LES TABLEAUX RAPPORTES D'ITALIE PAR L...
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- Portrayed subject:
- Dog
- Dwarfism
- Francesco Primaticcio
- Francis I of France
- Greeting
- Nobility
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- Date:
- 19th century
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SALOME RECEVANT LA TETE DU BAPTISTE (TITRE MODERNE) ; DEC...
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- Painting
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- Banquet (disambiguation)
- Decapitation
- Domestic worker
- Dwarfism
- Executioner
- John the Baptist
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- Date:
- 17th century
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- Artist(s):
- Gustave Moreau
Jeune homme (nain ?)
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Dwarfism
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- Date:
- 19th century
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LE JEU DE NAIN JAUNE. (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Crown (headgear)
- Domestic worker
- Dwarfism
- Flower
- Halberd
- Playing card
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- Date:
- 19th century
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BRINBORION (titre inscrit)
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- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Boy
- Devil
- Domestic worker
- Dwarfism
- Fairy
- Magic (paranormal)
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Les nains géants, jeu de société (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Circus
- Dwarfism
- Falling (accident)
- Gigantism
- Monkey
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- Date:
- 20th century
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- Ancient Egypt
- Archaeology
- Ceramic
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- Designation:
- amulette
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- Portrayed subject:
- Dwarfism
- Ptah
- Scarabaeoidea
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Assuérus touchant Esther de son sceptre d'or
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Dwarfism
- Esther
- Palace
- Sceptre
- Serviceman
- Syncope (medicine)
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- Date:
- 17th century
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