ACHONDROPLASIA

achondroplasia, achondroplasty, osteosclerosis congenita, chondrodystrophy

(noun) an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

achondroplasia (countable and uncountable, plural achondroplasias)

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

Source: Wiktionary



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16 September 2024

DOMESTICATION

(noun) accommodation to domestic life; “her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication”


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