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achondroplasia

/eɪˌkɒndɹə(ʊ)ˈpleɪziə/

achondroplasia noun: a genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism.

Noun

achondroplasia (countable and uncountable, plural achondroplasias)

  1. A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism.
    • Amge, an actress and media personality born in India, has a bone growth disorder named achondroplasia that affects the arms and legs.2024 November 21, Jack Guy, “World’s tallest and shortest women meet for afternoon tea”, in CNN, archived from the original on 28 Nov 2024

achondroplasia meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Indonesian

achondroplasia in Tamil

எலும்பு வளர்ச்சிக் குறைவு, எலும்புக்குருத்து வளர்ச்சிக்குறை, குருத்துவளராமை

achondroplasia in Bengali

একটি জেনেটিক ব্যাধি

achondroplasia in Kannada

ಮೆಲ್ಲೆಲುರೂಪಗೇಡು, ಮೆಲ್ಲೆಲುಪಾಂಗುಗೇಡು, ಮೆಲ್ಲೆಲುಕುಮ್ಮಲೆತ

achondroplasia in Indonesian

the genetic disorder
akondroplasia

Forms of achondroplasia

pluralachondroplasias

Origin of achondroplasia

From a- (“not”) + chondro- (“cartilage”) + -plasia (“growth”).

Words formed from achondroplasia

Questions about achondroplasia

What does achondroplasia mean?
Achondroplasia means a genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism.
What is achondroplasia in Tamil?
Achondroplasia in Tamil is எலும்பு வளர்ச்சிக் குறைவு, எலும்புக்குருத்து வளர்ச்சிக்குறை, குருத்துவளராமை. See Achondroplasia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is achondroplasia?
Achondroplasia is a noun.
How do you pronounce achondroplasia?
Achondroplasia is pronounced /eɪˌkɒndɹə(ʊ)ˈpleɪziə/.
What is the plural of achondroplasia?
The plural of achondroplasia is achondroplasias.

Words near achondroplasia in the dictionary

  1. achondrite
  2. achondrites
  3. achondritic
  4. achondrogeneses
  5. achondrogenesis
  6. achondroplasia
  7. achondroplasiaphobia
  8. achondroplasias
  9. achondroplasic
  10. achondroplasics
  11. achondroplastic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: achondroplasia (page history and authors); achondroplasia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); achondroplasia (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); achondroplasia (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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