achondroplasia meaning

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achondroplasia (noun): an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism.

Definition of achondroplasia

  1. an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism

    Synonyms: achondroplasty, osteosclerosis congenita, chondrodystrophy

    Type of: genetic disease

    Related forms: achondroplastic

Scrabble score: 22 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AC · words ending in IA · 14-letter words

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