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.
Swollen Lingual Tonsils. Hi everyone, I am new to this board so I hope I am doing all of this right. I first started having health issues in April of this year. At first it started where my throat was feeling tight and I couldn't eat anything for 6 weeks. I lost lots of weight in those 6 weeks and am continually loosing more weight even though I'm able to almost eat like I normally would. I have to been to numerous doctors and nobody can seem to to find anything wrong with me.