- Look up
stature in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Stature may
refer to:
Human stature, the
distance from the
bottom of the feet to the top of the head...
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Short stature refers to a
height of a
human which is
below typical.
Whether a
person is
considered short depends on the context.
Because of the lack of...
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Human height or
stature is the
distance from the
bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a
human body,
standing erect. It is
measured using a stadiometer...
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estimation of
stature is part of the
identification process necessary when
dismembered body
parts are found. It is also
possible to
estimate the
stature from bones...
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Gigantism (Gr****: γίγας, gígas, "giant",
plural γίγαντες, gígantes), also
known as giantism, is a
condition characterized by
excessive growth and height...
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Idiopathic short stature (ISS)
refers to
extreme short stature that does not have a
diagnostic explanation (idiopathic
designates a
condition that is...
- feet, and
cubitus valgus (wide
carrying angle of the elbows). For
short stature,
growth hormone is
sometimes combined with IGF-1 (or as an alternative...
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Psychosocial short stature (PSS) is a
growth disorder that is
observed between the ages of 2 and 15,
caused by
extreme emotional deprivation or stress...
- The short-
stature homeobox gene (SHOX), also
known as short-
stature-homeobox-containing gene, is a gene
located on both the X and Y chromosomes, which...
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condition of
people and
animals marked by
unusually small size or
short stature. In humans, it is
sometimes defined as an
adult height of less than 147...
