dwarfism
小人症
解説 Definition
身体の成長が著しく遅れ、平均より極端に低い身長にとどまる医学的状態。
Dwarfism is a medical condition in which a person is much shorter than average because of their genes or growth. It is used mainly in health and social discussions. Because it refers to people, it should be used carefully and respectfully.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
dwarf を知っていれば、「とても小さい」が核にあり、-ism が付くと「その状態・症状」を表す名詞になるので、dwarfism = 小ささに関わる医学的状態、とまとまります。単なる short や small ではなく、medical や growth の話題で使われる語だと結び付けると定着しやすいです。文では have dwarfism, a form of dwarfism の形で出やすく、person ではなく condition を指す語だと押さえると混同しにくいです。
Start from `dwarf`, a word for someone or something very small, then add `-ism`, which often means a condition or state. That helps you remember this is a medical term, not just another way to say `short` or `small`. It often appears in patterns like `have dwarfism` or `a form of dwarfism`, so connect it with health and growth topics.
例文
Dwarfism can result from various genetic conditions, the most common being achondroplasia.
小人症はさまざまな遺伝的要因から生じるが、最も一般的なのは軟骨無形成症である。
The medical conference featured a panel discussion on improving healthcare for people with dwarfism.
医学会議では、小人症の人々の医療改善に関するパネルディスカッションが行われた。
Advocacy groups have worked to raise awareness and reduce the stigma associated with dwarfism.
支援団体は、小人症に関連する偏見を減らし、認知度を高めるために活動してきた。
dwarfism の類義語・関連語
対義語
派生語
dwarfism の語源・成り立ち Etymology
dwarfism は dwarf「小人・非常に小さいもの」に -ism「状態」が付いた語で、dwarf は古英語 dweorg にさかのぼる。もとは神話の小柄な存在を指した語が身体的特徴を表す医学語へ移り、「小ささの状態」という骨格が見える。関連語は dwarf、dwarfish。
Dwarfism is built from dwarf and the suffix -ism, meaning a condition or state. Dwarf comes from Old English dweorg, which first referred to the small mythological beings of Germanic tradition. Later, the word was applied more generally to unusual smallness, and then formed a medical term for a condition of short stature; dwarfish is a related word.
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