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Achondroplasia

Acondroplasia

Category

Definition

Achondroplasia is the most frequent form of chondrodysplasia and is a type of dwarfism characterised by short limbs, hyperlordosis, short hands, and macrocephaly with high forehead and saddle nose, with normal intellectual development.

Index Terms

Achondroplasiaachondroplastic dwarfismachondroplastic short statureOsteosclerosis congenitacongenital osteosclerosis