Noun: achondroplasty
- An inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is not converted to bone resulting in dwarfism
"The child was diagnosed with achondroplasty after genetic testing";
- achondroplasia, chondrodystrophy
Type of: genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder
Encyclopedia: Achondroplasty