achondroplasia
[ ey-kon-druh-pley-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
nounPathology.
defective conversion of cartilage into bone, especially at the epiphyses of long bones, producing a type of dwarfism.
Origin of achondroplasia
1Other words from achondroplasia
- a·chon·dro·plas·tic [ey-kon-druh-plas-tik], /eɪˌkɒn drəˈplæs tɪk/, adjective
Words Nearby achondroplasia
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British Dictionary definitions for achondroplasia
achondroplasia
/ (eɪˌkɒndrəʊˈpleɪzɪə) /
noun
a skeletal disorder, characterized by failure of normal conversion of cartilage into bone, that begins during fetal life and results in dwarfism
Origin of achondroplasia
1C20: New Latin; see a- 1, chondro-, -plasia
Derived forms of achondroplasia
- achondroplastic (eɪˌkɒndrəʊˈplæstɪk), adjective
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