what is meant by lorain dwarf anf frolic dwarf ? Explain their cause and also characteristics

Lorain is a syndrome in which a person have short stature due to the malfunctioning of pituitary gland. Person suffering from this syndrome is mentally and physically normal but have short stature only.
Frohlich dwarf is a condition that occurs during frohlich syndrome. This syndrome occurs due to the close association between the pituitary and the hypothalamus and reduced pituitary function. This syndrome is characterized by obesity, growth retardation, retarded development of the genital organs, tumours of the hypothalamus, increased appetite and depressed secretion of gonadotropin.

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