What does "achondroplasia" mean?

A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism.

What is a synonym for "achondroplasia"?

Common synonyms include: achondroplasty, chondrodystrophy, osteosclerosis congenita.

Pronounced //eɪˌkɒndɹə(ʊ)ˈpleɪziə//.

/eɪˌkɒndɹə(ʊ)ˈpleɪziə/ noun

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Noun

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

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