ACHONDROPLASIA

[achon.dro.pla.sia] n [NL, fr. a- + chondr- + -plasia] (ca. 1893): a genetic disorder disturbing normal growth of cartilage, resulting in a form of dwarfism characterized by a usu. normal torso and shortened limbs, and usu. inherited as an autosomal dominant -- achon.dro.plas.tic adj