GARGOYLISM


Meaning of GARGOYLISM in English

/gahr"goy liz'euhm/ , n. Pathol.

a congenital abnormality characterized chiefly by dwarfism, grotesque deformities of the head, trunk, and limbs, mental retardation, and enlargement of the liver and spleen.

[ 1935-40; GARGOYLE + -ISM ]

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