achondroplasia

[ ey-kon-druh-pley-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]

nounPathology.
  1. defective conversion of cartilage into bone, especially at the epiphyses of long bones, producing a type of dwarfism.

Origin of achondroplasia

1
First recorded in 1890–95; a-6 + chondro- + -plasia

Other words from achondroplasia

  • a·chon·dro·plas·tic [ey-kon-druh-plas-tik], /eɪˌkɒn drəˈplæs tɪk/, adjective

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How to use achondroplasia in a sentence

  • Achondroplastic nanism is associated with a pathological deformity due to fœtal rickets.

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British Dictionary definitions for achondroplasia

achondroplasia

/ (eɪˌkɒndrəʊˈpleɪzɪə) /


noun
  1. 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

1
C20: New Latin; see a- 1, chondro-, -plasia

Derived forms of achondroplasia

  • achondroplastic (eɪˌkɒndrəʊˈplæstɪk), adjective

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