HyperDic: achondroplasty

English > 1 sense of the word achondroplasty:
NOUNstateachondroplasty, achondroplasia, osteosclerosis congenita, chondrodystrophyan inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth
English > achondroplasty: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningAn inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism.
Synonymsachondroplasia, osteosclerosis congenita, chondrodystrophy
Broadergenetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, congenital disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary conditionA disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
Spanishacondroplasia
Catalanacondroplàsia

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