dwarf v. midget
Sunday, May 8, 2011 
Aditya ‘Romeo’ Dev, the world’s smallest bodybuilder. A dwarf is an extremely short person, sometimes defined as an individual under 147 cm (4 ft 10 in). Dwarfism has numerous underlying causes, but in general, dwarfs are either disproportionate or proportionate. The majority of cases of disproportionate dwarfism are caused by achondroplasia, a genetic condition affecting cartilage development. Achondroplastic dwarfs are characterized by an average size trunk, short limbs, and a large head. In proportionate dwarfism, often caused by growth hormone deficiency, the body is very small, but all body parts are normally proportioned. In the past, proportionate dwarfs were called midgets, but because of associations with sideshow acts, the word is now considered offensive.