achondroplasia

English

Etymology

a- (“not”) +‎ chondro- (“cartilage”) +‎ -plasia (“growth”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eɪˌkɒndɹə(ʊ)ˈpleɪziə/, /ə-/, /-ʒ(i)ə/

Noun

achondroplasia (countable and uncountable, plural achondroplasias)

(teratology) A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism.

Translations

the genetic disorder

French: achondroplasie (fr) f
Galician: acondroplasia (gl) f
Irish: acondrapláise f, gearrghéagacht f
Italian: acondroplasia f

Polish: achondroplazja
Portuguese: acondroplasia f
Russian: ахондроплази́я (ru) f (axondroplazíja)
Spanish: acondroplasia (es) f

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