achondroplastic

Thân thiện

An achondroplastic child plays happily with building blocks.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to achondroplasia: Pertaining to or characteristic of achondroplasia, a genetic disorder that affects bone growth, resulting in a common type of short-limbed dwarfism.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The study focused on the achondroplastic skeletal structure.
  • Achondroplastic dwarfism is the most common form of disproportionate short stature.

Advanced Usage

• Medical/Genetic Context: The term is almost exclusively used in medical, biological, or genetic contexts to describe conditions, features, or research related to achondroplasia.
  • The achondroplastic phenotype includes specific facial features and rhizomelic limb shortening.

Variants and Related Words

• Achondroplasia (noun): The genetic condition itself.
  • Achondroplasia is caused by a mutation in the FGFR3 gene.

Synonyms

• Dysplastic (in a broad sense): Relating to abnormal growth or development of tissue, though this is a much broader term.
• Pertaining to chondrodystrophy: Relating to a disorder of cartilage development, a related but not identical category.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or relating to achondroplasia