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achondroplasty, n.
(achondroplasties)

an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism
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achondroplasia achondroplasty chondrodystrophy osteosclerosis congenita

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derivationally related form

achondroplastic

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hypernym

genetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, congenital disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary condition