achondroplasia

achondroplasia
[əˌkɒndrə(ʊ)ˈpleɪzɪə eɪ-]
noun
  1. [mass noun]a hereditary condition in which the growth of long bones by ossification of cartilage is retarded, resulting in very short limbs and sometimes a face which is small in relation to the (normal sized) skull
    软骨发育不全
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achondroplasic
adjective
achondroplastic
adjective
语源
  1. late 19th cent.: from a- 'without' + Greek khondros 'cartilage' + plasis 'moulding' + -ia
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