NOUN
- an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism
How To Use achondroplasia In A Sentence
- Hypochondroplasia is a similar condition, often diagnosed as the child develops, but the inherent abnormalities are less apparent than with achondroplasia.
- The most common form of dwarfism is achondroplasia.
- Another form of dwarfism that was formerly included in the spectrum of achondroplasia is dystrophic dwarfism.
- Before beginning to walk, a baby with achondroplasia often develops a small hump on his upper back.
- Since achondroplasia affects mainly cartilaginous bones (arms and legs), the sitting height is normal while the standing height is short.
- She has grown less than 1 centimeter 0.4 inch in the last two years, Guinness said in a statement, and will grow no more due to a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia. Breaking News: CBS News
- Mutations in the transmembrane domain of FGFR3 cause the most common genetic form of dwarfism, achondroplasia.
- Not as well known is the fact that certain rare disorders, such as achondroplasia, are more common among births to older fathers.
- It is more common in people who have Down syndrome, achondroplasia, Hunter syndrome, Hurler syndrome, Sanfilippo syndrome, spina bifida, and Arnold-Chiari malformation.
- Examples of autosomal dominant single gene disorders include: Marfan syndrome, achondroplasia, neurofibromatosis, and retinitis pigmentosa.
