NOUN | state | osteosclerosis congenita, achondroplasia, achondroplasty, chondrodystrophy | an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth |
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Meaning | An inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism. | |
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Synonyms | achondroplasia, achondroplasty, chondrodystrophy | |
Broader | genetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, congenital disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary condition | A disease or disorder that is inherited genetically |
Spanish | acondroplasia | |
Catalan | acondroplàsia |
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