[ əˌkɒndrə(ʊ)'pleɪzɪə , eɪ- ]
■ noun Medicine a hereditary condition in which the growth of long bones is retarded, resulting in short limbs.
Derivatives
achondroplasic adjective
achondroplastic adjective
Origin
C19: from a- 1 + Gk khondros 'cartilage' + plasis 'moulding' + -ia 1 .