Meaning Of The Word Achondroplasia

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What's The Definition Of Achondroplasia?

achondroplasia in American English
noun: defective conversion of cartilage into bone, esp. at the epiphyses of long bones, producing a type of dwarfism

achondroplasia in British English
noun: a condition, characterized by failure of normal conversion of cartilage into bone, that begins during fetal life and results in dwarfism

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