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