achondroplasia

English

Etymology

a- (not) + chondro- (cartilage) + -plasia (growth)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɪˌkɒndɹə(ʊ)ˈpleɪziə/, /ə-/, /-ʒ(i)ə/

Noun

achondroplasia (countable and uncountable, plural achondroplasias)

  1. (teratology) A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism.

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