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achondroplasia

noun

An inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism

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Word length
14
Starts with
A
Ends with
A
Contains
CH
Scrabble score
22

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eɪˌkɒndɹə(ʊ)ˈpleɪziə

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noun

  1. An inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism

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