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achondroplasia
a·chon·dro·pla·sia [ ày kondrə pláyə, ày kondrə pláyee ə ]


noun 
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dwarfism: a genetic disorder in which cartilage fails to develop into bone during early stages of development, resulting in dwarfism
[Late 19th century. < Greek akhondros "without cartilage"]

a·chon·dro·plas·tic [ ày kondrə plástik ] adjective
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