Medical Dictionary
ateliosis
noun ate·li·o·sis
plural ate·li·o·ses \-ˌsēz\
Medical Definition of ATELIOSIS
: incomplete development; especially : dwarfism associated with anterior pituitary deficiencies and marked by essentially normal intelligence and proportions though often retarded sexual development—compare achondroplasia
Variants of ATELIOSIS
ate·li·o·sis or chiefly British ate·lei·o·sis \ə-ˌtel-ē-ˈō-səs, -ˌtē-lē-\
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