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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

achondroplastychondrodystrophyosteosclerosis congenita

Etymology

From a- (“not”) + chondro- (“cartilage”) + -plasia (“growth”).

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