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Nanism vs Miniaturization - What's the difference?

nanism | miniaturization |

As nouns the difference between nanism and miniaturization

is that nanism is (biology|medicine) unusually small size, as a result of a developmental abnormality while miniaturization is the act or process of miniaturizing or making smaller.

nanism

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology, medicine) Unusually small size, as a result of a developmental abnormality
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    Synonyms

    *dwarfism *microsomia

    miniaturization

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (UK) miniaturisation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the act or process of miniaturizing or making smaller
  • something that has been miniaturized or made smaller