0008873 Disproportionate short-limb short stature

synonym Brachymelic dwarfism Disproportionate short limb dwarfism Dwarfism, short-limbed Micromelic dwarfism Short limb dwarfism, disproportionate Short stature, disproportionate short limb Short stature, disproportionate short-limb Short-limb dwarfism Short-limbed dwarfism

comment A type of dwarfism (marked short stature with adult height below 147 cm) in which the limbs are disproportionatley affected. Note that brachymelia is a general term refering to shortening of the limbs. Micromelia refers to the shortening of entire limbs (in contrast to rhizomelia, mesomelia, and acromelia, which refer to shortening of the proximal, middle, or distal portions of the limbs).