Noun: achondroplasia ey,kón-dru'pley-zhu
- An inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is not converted to bone resulting in dwarfism
"Achondroplasia is the most common form of short-limbed dwarfism";
- achondroplasty, chondrodystrophy
Derived forms: achondroplasias
Type of: genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder
Encyclopedia: Achondroplasia