Achondroplasia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  achondroplasia \achondroplasia\ n. (Med.)
     A skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is
     converted to bone resulting in dwarfism.
     [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  achondroplasia
       n : an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth;
           cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism
           [syn: {achondroplasty}, {osteosclerosis congenita}, {chondrodystrophy}]