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Nanism Nano Nanocephalia Nanocurie Nanogram Nanoid Nanophthalmia Nanosomia Nanus
Engraved before 1811 from an original in the then Museum Pio Clemens in Rome (Click for details)
Esculapius (Medicine) between Mercury (Merchants) and the Graces (Medicine, Hygiene and Panacea)
Esculapius dealt with Patients - Merchants make deals with Clients

~ NANISM  id+ | LITTLE DWARF LIKE |
          id+ | also DEFORMED |
~ NANNO~  or
~ NANO~   prefix for SMALL or LITTLE as in
          sc> IMPLIES ONE BILLIONS OF A UNIT or
              10 TO THE POWER OF MINUS 9
     note NANOSECOND
     sp  ENANO     DWARF
     gr   NANOS    same
         ENATIO    DEFORMED
          NANNA    AUNT or
     lat INAPIUS   CLUMSY INNEPT
          NANUS    DWARF or SMALL PERSON also
          PUMILIO  SAME
     ukr  NANA     OLDER FEMALE CHILD CARE GIVER
     eng  NANCY    POPULAR NAME
                   note words with prefix NANO~
~ NANOCEPHALIA     id+ | SMALL HEAD |
~ NANOCURIE        or nCi or millimicrocurie
~ NANOGRAM       on billionth of a gram
~ NANOID         DWARF LIKE
~ NANOPHTHALMIA  or MICROOPHTHALMIA or SMALL EYES
~ NANOSOMIA      SMALL BODY
~ NANUS          gr for DWARF
  see> NANNY    see> NANISM   see> PUTTI
  see> SUDRI    see> WESTRI   see> NORDI
  see> AUSTRI   see> DWARF    see> LILLIPUT
  see> MIDGET   see> PYGMY    see> HOMUNCULUS
  see> CABEIRI  see> BROWNIE  see> GNOME
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