Incomplete development of the body or any of its parts, as in infantilism and dwarfism. SYN: atelia. [G. ateles, incomplete, + -osis, condition]
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ate·li·o·sis or chiefly Brit ate·lei·o·sis ə-.tel-ē-'ō-səs, -.tē-lē- n, pl -o·ses -.sēz incomplete development esp dwarfism associated with anterior pituitary deficiencies and marked by essentially normal intelligence and proportions though often retarded sexual development compare ACHONDROPLASIA
Medical dictionary. 2011.