pygmyism

n. a constitutional hereditary anomaly consisting of a dwarfed but well-proportioned body, roughly equivalent to the primordial nanosomia body type. This body build is typical for certain groups of people, particularly in central Africa. Communities of similar small people have been described in myths and the literature of ancient Europe.

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November 25th 2024

association-reaction time

in a word-association test, the elapsed time between stimulus and response.