The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nanism \Na"nism\ (n[=a]"n[i^]z'm; n[a^]n"[i^]z'm), n. [Gr. na^nos + -ism: cf. F. nanisme.] The condition of being abnormally small in stature; dwarfism; dwarfishness; -- opposed to gigantism. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] NanjingWordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
nanism n 1: a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature [syn: dwarfism, nanism]