Laron-type dwarfism

La·ron-type dwarf·ism

(lah-ron'tīp dwōrf'izm) A disorder associated with deficiency of somatomedin C (insulinlike growth factor I) or abnormalities in receptor activity.

Laron,

Zvi, Israeli pediatric endocrinologist, 1927–. Laron-type dwarfism - dwarfism associated with absent or very low levels of somatomedin C (insulinlike growth factor I) or abnormalities in receptor activity.