achondroplasia Hear it!

achondroplasia definition

achon·dro·pla·sia (ə kän′drə plā′z̸hə, -z̸hē ə)

noun

a congenital disorder of bone formation that results in deformities and dwarfing of the skeleton

Etymology: ModL: see a- & chondro- & -plasia

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