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achondroplasia
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a·chon·dro·pla·sia  (-kndr-plzh, -zh-)
n.
Improper development of cartilage at the ends of the long bones, resulting in a form of congenital dwarfism.
a·chondro·plastic (-plstk) adj.
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Noun1.achondroplasiaachondroplasia - an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism
achondroplasty, chondrodystrophy, osteosclerosis congenita
congenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder - a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically


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