can anyone tell me the legal height for midgets? it would be helpfull if you include rescorces.
2007-07-14 09:41:28 · 6 answers · asked by LILMIM 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Definition of Midget: Dwarfism, in medicine, is the condition of being undersized, or less than 127 cm (50 inches) in height. The term midget is usually applied to physically well-proportioned dwarfs. The term pygmy is applied to people whose shortness of stature is a racial trait. For the purpose of power, midgets will be attempted to be used, but the midgets will eventually be turned into a pygmy-like race.
In the 19th century, midget was a medical term referring to an extremely short but normally-proportioned person and was used in contrast to dwarf, which denoted disproportionate shortness. Like many other older medical terms, as it became part of popular language, it was usually used in a pejorative sense. When applied to a person who is very short, midget is now often considered offensive. Modern terminology designates the two descriptions now by proportionate dwarfism vs. disproportionate dwarfism (such as achondroplasia). Proportionate dwarfism is often the result of a hormonal deficiency (such as human growth hormone), and it may be treated medically.
The word dwarf has generally replaced midget even for proportionally short people, though the term little person is preferred. According to the Little People of America, dwarfism is "a medical or genetic condition that usually results in an adult height of 4'10" (147 cm) [1] or shorter, among both men and women, although in some cases a person with a dwarfing condition may be slightly taller than that
2007-07-14 09:57:33 · answer #1 · answered by bhuvan 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Definition Of Midget
2016-10-02 00:44:36 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no legal qualification to be a midget or giant. There are no benefits available for being very small or very big, so there are no legal definitions. Medically speaking, someone under 4'11" may be considered a midget. However in some parts of the world it would be an average height.
2016-03-24 08:48:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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can anyone tell me the legal height for midgets? it would be helpfull if you include rescorces.
2015-08-06 11:49:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
resource your looking for is that a Midget is taller then a Dwarf. Midget is smaller then a person who is 4' or taller.
2007-07-18 08:30:46 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was told it was 5 ft (60 inches)
2016-05-02 10:01:22 · answer #6 · answered by Gabe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-07-14 11:43:10 · answer #7 · answered by hotdogsarefree 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋