nanosoma, nanosomia Dwarfism; the state of being a dwarf; underdevelopment of the body or some part of the body. A dwarf is defined as a person who is unusually short, particularly one of atypical proportions; also called, a nanus. It also includes an animal or plant that is abnormally small in size. ... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1365/3