achondroplasia

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noun

an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth;
cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism
• Syn:
achondroplasty, osteosclerosis congenita, chondrodystrophy
• Derivationally related forms:
achondroplastic
• Hypernyms:
genetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, congenital disease,
inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary condition