he is short (in stature)

  • 1short — adj. 1) short in (short in stature) 2) short of (short of funds; to run short of food; to fall short of one s goal) 3) (misc.) to be caught short ( to find oneself in acute need ); and: (BE; colloq.) ( to feel the need to go to the toilet ) * * * …

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  • 2stature — [[t]stæ̱tʃə(r)[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: usu with poss, of supp N, in N Someone s stature is their height. It s more than his physical stature that makes him remarkable... Mother was of very small stature, barely five feet tall... She was a little short …

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  • 3stature — stat|ure [ˈstætʃə US ər] n [U] written [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin statura, from status; STATE1] 1.) the degree to which someone is admired or regarded as important of world/international/national stature ▪ Armstrong was a… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4stature — noun (C, U) formal 1 the degree to which someone is admired or regarded as important: Louis Armstrong was a musician of world stature. 2 someone s height or size: short in stature …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5Short stature homeobox gene — or SHOX is a gene on the X chromosome and Y chromosome which is associated with short stature in humans if mutated or present in only one copy (haploinsufficiency). PathologyThe gene was first found during a search for the cause of short stature… …

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  • 6SHORT — stature, hyperextensibility of joints or hernia or both, ocular depression, Rieger anomaly, teething delayed …

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  • 7short-FRAME — short stature facial anomalies Rieger anomaly midline anomalies enamel defects [syndrome] …

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  • 8SHORT — • short stature, hyperextensibility of joints or hernia or both, ocular depression, Rieger anomaly, teething delayed …

    Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

  • 9short-FRAME — • short stature facial anomalies Rieger anomaly midline anomalies enamel defects [syndrome] …

    Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

  • 10Short stature — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 18756 ICD10 = ICD10|E|34|3|e|20 ICD9 = ICD9|783.43 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 003271 eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 2087 MeshID = Short stature refers to a height of a human being… …

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