Dwarfism (UK : /ËdwÉËfÉªsÉm/ ; US : /ËdwÉrfÉªzÉm/) occurs when an individual person or animal is short in stature resulting from a medical condition caused by slow growth. In humans, dwarfism is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than 4 feet 10 inches (58 in; 147 cm).Dwarfism can be caused by more than 300 distinct medical conditions, such that the symptoms and characteristics of individuals with dwarfism vary greatly.efining dwarfism by height alone is problematic because short stature in itself is not a disorder. For example, pygmies have adult male heights of less than 150 cm (4 feet 11 inches) on average.
The lingual tonsil becomes enlarged and painful in the presence of inflammation, allergy, or infection. It can also happen as a compensatory mechanism after the patient has undergone tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy. Normally, the lingual tonsils have a reticular pattern on its surface.
Herpes infections can lodge in the tonsils. It would be unusual to have herpes in just one tonsil, at least for very long. Leukemia can cause swelling, more typically of both tonsils, but occasionally of just one. The more serious problems that are associated with swelling on just one side of the next are far less common, but treatment is more urgent.