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Meanings of achondroplasia in English

Portuguese
acondroplasia
Catalan
acondroplàsia
Wikidata

An inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism.

        acondroplasia
        Russian
        болезнь парро-мари
        Portuguese
        acondroplasia
        Catalan
        condrodistròfia
        Spanish
        acondroplasia
        Wikidata

        Osteochondrodysplasia that results in dwarfism from abnormal ossification of cartilage in long bones.

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              болезнь парро-мари
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              Examples for "chondrodystrophia"
              Examples for "chondrodystrophia"
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              Achondroplasia (chondrodystrophia) is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder affecting approximately 1 in 26,000 live births and is the most common cause of dwarfism in humans.
              Pubmed
              Usage of achondroplasia in English
              1
              Dian Penny has achondroplasia, which is the most common type of dwarfism.
              The Guardian
              2
              Penny and Arthur then conceived another baby, Michael, who also had achondroplasia.
              The Guardian
              3
              There are still, however, unknown aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of achondroplasia.
              Pubmed
              4
              Disproportionate short stature and a suite of craniofacial characteristics typify achondroplasia.
              Pubmed
              5
              In this paper, a possible case of achondroplasia is presented.
              Pubmed
              6
              This manuscript demonstrates an appropriate methodology for identifying achondroplasia from the cranial skeleton alone.
              Pubmed
              7
              A person with achondroplasia has one dwarfism gene and one "average-size" gene.
              Reuters
              8
              Background: This report describes the sixth case of an unusual association: Down syndrome with achondroplasia.
              Pubmed
              9
              His appearance also suggested a diagnosis of achondroplasia.
              Pubmed
              10
              Conclusions: This review provides a historical perspective on the evolution of treatment of pediatric patients with achondroplasia.
              Pubmed
              11
              Simmonds, who has a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia, was again cheered home by a raucous crowd.
              The Guardian
              12
              Thomson reports three living cases of achondroplasia.
              Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
              13
              This review will summarize advances in research on and the clinical diagnosis and treatment of achondroplasia in China.
              Pubmed
              14
              She'd just joined the genetics department and I think we were the first couple she had met with achondroplasia.
              The Guardian
              15
              Accordingly, the authors have reviewed the experience of neurosurgery in children with achondroplasia at The Hospital for Sick Children.
              Pubmed
              16
              A colleague heard of a baby with achondroplasia, bright as a button, whom the adoption services were struggling to place.
              The Guardian