Defenition of the word achondroplasia
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Defenition of the word achondroplasia
- an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism
Synonyms for the word achondroplasia
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- achondroplasty
- chondrodystrophy
- osteosclerosis congenita
Hypernyms for the word achondroplasia
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- congenital disease
- genetic abnormality
- genetic defect
- genetic disease
- genetic disorder
- hereditary condition
- hereditary disease
- inherited disease
- inherited disorder
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