achondroplasia

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɪˌkɒndɹə(ʊ)ˈpleɪziə/, /ə-/, /-ʒ(i)ə/
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Noun

achondroplasia (countable and uncountable, plural achondroplasias)

  2. (teratology) A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism.

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