Almost all people with disproportionate dwarfism have normal intellectual capacities. Rare exceptions are usually the result of a secondary factor, such as excess fluid around the brain (hydrocephalus). The most common cause of dwarfism is a disorder called achondroplasia, which causes disproportionately short stature. This disorder usually results in the following: An average-size trunk. Short arms and legs, with particularly short upper arms and upper legs.
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Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of Pb): hard lead (unrefined lead that is hard because of the impurities it contains). antimonial lead; hard lead (a lead alloy that contains about 5% antimony). pig lead (lead that is cast in pigs). PB (noun). The noun PB has 1 sense: 1. a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey. Familiarity information: PB used as a noun is very rare.