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When are you officially considered a "dwarf"?
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Societal definition: Dwarf in medicine is considered a politically incorrect term, in terms of definition it use to define short people who are proportionate ( meaning the limbs and main body are in adequate proportions). If you want a strct definition it would be somebody who is less that 4 stard deviation for the population for a given sex.
Answered 3/26/2013
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Dwarfish is: associated w about 200 medical conditions. One criteria for dwarfism is an adult height of less than 5 feet 10 inches
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