CHONDRODYSTROPHY - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth
Example: cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism
Synonyms
Chondrodystrophy, Achondroplasty, Achondroplasia, Osteosclerosis congenita
🔗 Related Words
chondro – A related word in the same word family.
dystrophy – A related word in the same word family.
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