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)

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

Derived terms

• achondroplasiaphobia
• achondroplasic
• pseudoachondroplasia

 

Translations

the genetic disorder

• Esperanto: akondroplazio, aĥondroplazio
• Finnish: akondroplasia
• French: achondroplasie (fr) f
• Galician: acondroplasia (gl) f
• German: Achondroplasie (de) f
• Irish: acondrapláise f, gearrghéagacht f
• Italian: acondroplasia f
• Polish: achondroplazja, chondrodystrofia f, chondrodysplazja f
• Portuguese: acondroplasia f
• Russian: ахондроплази́я (ru) f (axondroplazíja)
• Spanish: acondroplasia (es) f
• Swedish: akondroplasi (sv) c
• Turkish: akondroplazi