achondroplasia | ||
1. | [ noun ] (medicine,genetics) an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism | |
Synonyms: | achondroplasty osteosclerosis_congenita chondrodystrophy | |
Related terms: | genetic_disease | |
Similar spelling: |
achondroplasty achondroplastic |