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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French ''estature'', stature, from [[Latin]] ''statura'', from [[status]], past participle of stare to stand | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French ''estature'', stature, from [[Latin]] ''statura'', from [[status]], past participle of stare to stand |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1: [[natural]] height (as of a [[person]]) in an upright position | | *1: [[natural]] height (as of a [[person]]) in an upright position |
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| '''Stature''' as human height is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a [[human]] [[body]] standing erect. | | '''Stature''' as human height is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a [[human]] [[body]] standing erect. |
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− | When [[populations]] share genetic background and [[environmental]] factors, [[average]] height is frequently characteristic within the group. Exceptional height variation (around 20% deviation from average) within such a population is usually due to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigantism gigantism] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarfism dwarfism]; which are medical conditions due to specific genes or to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine endocrine] abnormalities. | + | When [[populations]] share genetic background and [[environmental]] factors, [[average]] height is frequently characteristic within the group. Exceptional height variation (around 20% deviation from average) within such a population is usually due to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigantism gigantism] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarfism dwarfism]; which are medical conditions due to specific genes or to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine endocrine] abnormalities. |
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− | In regions of extreme [[poverty]] or prolonged [[warfare]], environmental factors like [[Hunger|malnutrition]] during [[childhood]] or [[adolescence]] may account for marked reductions in adult stature even without the [[presence]] of any of these medical conditions.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stature] | + | In regions of extreme [[poverty]] or prolonged [[warfare]], environmental factors like [[Hunger|malnutrition]] during [[childhood]] or [[adolescence]] may account for marked reductions in adult stature even without the [[presence]] of any of these medical conditions.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stature] |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |