achondroplasia

achondroplasia
achondroplasia achondroplasia n. 1. a skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism. [WordNet 1.5]

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  • achondroplasia — [ə kän΄drə plā′zhə, ə kän΄drə plā′zhē ə] n. [ModL: see A 2 & CHONDRO & PLASIA] a congenital disorder of bone formation that results in deformities and dwarfing of the skeleton achondroplastic [ā΄känplas′tik] adj …   English World dictionary

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  • achondroplasia — achondroplastic /ay kon dreuh plas tik/, adj. /ay kon dreuh play zheuh, zhee euh, zee euh/, n. Pathol. defective conversion of cartilage into bone, esp. at the epiphyses of long bones, producing a type of dwarfism. [1890 95; A 6 + CHONDRO +… …   Universalium

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  • achondroplasia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from a + chondr + plasia Date: circa 1893 a genetic disorder disturbing normal growth of cartilage, resulting in a form of dwarfism characterized by a usually normal torso and shortened limbs, and usually inherited as… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • achondroplasia — Failure of endochondral ossification responsible for a form of dwarfism; caused by an autosomal dominant mutation. Relatively high incidence (1: 20,000 live births), mostly (90%) new mutations. Also known as chondrodystrophia fetalis …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • achondroplasia — noun A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism …   Wiktionary

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