Disease or Syndrome
pituitary dwarfism
pi·tu·i·tar·y dwarf·ism
Subclass of:
Bone Diseases, Endocrine;
Hypopituitarism;
Dwarfism
Definitions related to pituitary dwarfism:
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A type of reduced stature with normal proportions related to dysfunction of the pituitary gland related to either an isolated defect in the secretion of growth hormone or to panhypopituitarism, i.e., a deficit of all the anterior pituitary hormones.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Form of dwarfism due to deficient release of growth hormone which may result from dysfunction of the hypothalamus or anterior pituitary gland.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Proportionately decreased bodily growth due to failure of the pituitary gland to produce an adequate supply of growth hormone.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(dwarfism, pituitary) A form of dwarfism caused by complete or partial GROWTH HORMONE deficiency, resulting from either the lack of GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING FACTOR from the HYPOTHALAMUS or from the mutations in the growth hormone gene (GH1) in the PITUITARY GLAND. It is also known as Type I pituitary dwarfism. Human hypophysial dwarf is caused by a deficiency of HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE during development.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Isolated growth hormone deficiency is a condition caused by a severe shortage or absence of growth hormone without other hormonal problems. Growth hormone is a protein necessary for normal growth of the bone and body tissues. Because people with this condition don't have enough of this hormone, they have short stature, which is...National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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