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Achondroplasia

GeneticsImportant

A genetic disorder causing disproportionate short-limbed dwarfism due to impaired cartilage growth.

Korean

연골무형성증

연골 성장 장애로 인한 불균형한 사지 단신 왜소증을 유발하는 유전 질환.

French

Achondroplasie

Un trouble génétique causant un nanisme à membres courts disproportionnés dû à une croissance cartilagineuse altérée.

Word parts

  • a-PrefixWithout, absence of
  • chondr/oRoot(Greek) Cartilage
  • -plasiaSuffix(Greek) Formation, development, growth

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