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osteochondrodysplasia

/ˈɒs.ti.əʊˌkɒn.drə(ʊ)ˌdɪs.pleɪ.ʒə/

osteochondrodysplasia noun: a group of genetic disorders affecting the development and growth of bone and cartilage, leading to abnormal skeletal formation and growth abnormalities.

Noun

osteochondrodysplasia (countable and uncountable, plural osteochondrodysplasias)

  1. A group of genetic disorders affecting the development and growth of bone and cartilage, leading to abnormal skeletal formation and growth abnormalities.

Forms of osteochondrodysplasia

pluralosteochondrodysplasias

Origin of osteochondrodysplasia

From osteo- + chondro- + dys- + -plasia.

Questions about osteochondrodysplasia

What does osteochondrodysplasia mean?
Osteochondrodysplasia means a group of genetic disorders affecting the development and growth of bone and cartilage, leading to abnormal skeletal formation and growth abnormalities.
What part of speech is osteochondrodysplasia?
Osteochondrodysplasia is a noun.
How do you pronounce osteochondrodysplasia?
Osteochondrodysplasia is pronounced /ˈɒs.ti.əʊˌkɒn.drə(ʊ)ˌdɪs.pleɪ.ʒə/ (UK).
What is the plural of osteochondrodysplasia?
The plural of osteochondrodysplasia is osteochondrodysplasias.

Words near osteochondrodysplasia in the dictionary

  1. osteochondritis dissecans
  2. osteochondroblast
  3. osteochondroblastic
  4. osteochondroblasts
  5. osteochondrocytic
  6. osteochondrodysplasia
  7. osteochondrodysplasias
  8. osteochondrodysplasic
  9. osteochondrogenesis
  10. osteochondrogenic
  11. osteochondroma

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