English noun: achondroplasia | |||
1. | achondroplasia (state) an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism | ||
Synonyms | achondroplasty, chondrodystrophy, osteosclerosis congenita | ||
Broader (hypernym) | congenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder | ||