chondrodystrophy

Noun

Meaning

an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism

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Synonyms

achondroplasia achondroplasty osteosclerosis congenita dwarfism mucopolysaccharidosis genetic abnormality genetic defect chondrodysplasia cartilage-hair hypoplasia osteochondrodysplasia achondrogenesis hypochondroplasia skeletal dysplasia diastrophic dysplasia metatropic dysplasia
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Hypernyms

genetic disorder genetic disease hereditary disease inherited disease inherited disorder congenital disease

Close letter words and terms

chondrodystrophia chondrodystrophic chondrodystrophoid chondroectodermal chondroepiphysis chondrofibroma