Chromosomes - Thread-like strands that contain a person's genes

Compliance​ - Doing exactly what your doctor or nurse tells you to do (like when to take medicine)

Genes - The functional units on a chromosome that transmit characteristics from parents to their children

Karyotype - A photo taken through a microscope showing the arrangement of a cell's chromosomes by size and shape

Puberty - The growth period when a child becomes a young adult reaching sexual maturity

Stature - The standing height of a person

Syndrome - A group of signs and symptoms that form a recognizable pattern of an abnormality

Synthetic (man-made) growth hormone -Growth hormone that is made in a laboratory and is identical to human growth hormone