Word: Achondroplasia
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from a-‘without’ + Greek khondros ‘cartilage’ + plasis ‘moulding’ + -ia
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˌkɒndrəˈpleɪzɪə
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌeɪkɒndrəˈpleɪzɪə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a hereditary condition in which the growth of long bones is restricted by ossification of cartilage, resulting in very short limbs and sometimes a face that is small in relation to the skull.
Short Definition:hereditary condition in which growth of long bones is restricted
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