Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Improper development of cartilage at the ends of the long bones, resulting in a form of congenital dwarfism.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An anomaly of development marked by deficient cartilaginous growth resulting in a form of dwarfism.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun teratology A
genetic disorder , the most common form of short limbdwarfism .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism
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Examples
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Breeds of dog with very short legs, like basset hounds and dachshunds, acquired them in a single step with the genetic mutation called achondroplasia, a classic example of a large mutation that would be unlikely to survive in nature.
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009
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Breeds of dog with very short legs, like basset hounds and dachshunds, acquired them in a single step with the genetic mutation called achondroplasia, a classic example of a large mutation that would be unlikely to survive in nature.
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009
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Simmonds, who suffers from a genetic disorder called achondroplasia, one of the most common forms of short limb dwarfism, admits she is just as excited about watching the Games as competing in them.
Evening Standard - Home Mark Prigg 2011
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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.
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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.
NYDN Rss THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2011
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Amge, at 2 feet, 0.06 inches tall, is the same height as an average 2-year-old as a result of being born with a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia.
CNN.com 2011
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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.
The Seattle Times 2011
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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.
SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter By MANISH SWARUP 2011
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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.
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Ms Amge has a condition called achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism, and is not expected to grow further.
BBC News - Home 2011
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