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             Ideas in Words
Medical Humanities - Fine Arts - Bioethics
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To: Esteemed Colleagues, Scholars, Educators, Students, Poets and others who may enjoy the beauty and elegance of ideas in words illustrated by fine arts.

From: W. Wertelecki M.D.

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             Achondroplasia


... Achondroplasia is a "birth defect" ... syndrome or complex ... term achodroplasia is inaccurate ... More accurate are the terms chodrodysplasia or chondrodystrophy ... Chnoum-hotep from about 2700 BC ... had normal intelligence ... he was "chief of the Perfumes" or "Head of the Wardrobe. Other achodroplastic dwarfs in Egypt were in charge of pets or jewelry ... Peter "the Great" of Moscovy ... had a propensity toward excesses - he "encouraged" marriages amongst dwarfs - the high prenatal mortality of dwarfed mothers (cesarean or caesarian sections were not performed in Moscovy) eventually led to the banning of such marriages. ...


Illustrations:
Works by Velazquez, von Schwind, ...



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