achondroplasia

英 [eɪˌkɒndrə'pleɪʒə] 美 [eɪˌkɒndrə'pleɪʒə]

• n. [医]软骨发育不全

英英释义

Noun:

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

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Like most achondroplasia dwarfs, I have two average-height parents, as well as an average-height brother.
   像大多数患有软骨发育不全症的侏儒一样，我的父母身高正常，我的兄弟也很正常。
2. Energetic as Wan-yu is, she suffers from achondroplasia and is destined never to grow to an average size.
   尽管婉榆活泼好动，她却患有软骨发育不全症，注定无法长到正常人的身高。

近反义词

【近义词】

• chondrodystrophy 软骨营养障碍...
• osteosclerosis congenita [医] 先天性骨硬化, ...
• achondroplasty 软骨发育不全...