chondrodystrophy

UK/ˌkɒn.drə(ʊ)ˈdɪs.trə.fɪ/

noun

A skeletal disorder caused by various genetic mutations, affecting the development of cartilage.

Similar
perosisachondroplasiaachondroplastyosteosclerosis congenita
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Meanings

nounchondrodystrophy (countable and uncountable, plural chondrodystrophies)

plural chondrodystrophies

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA skeletal disorder caused by various genetic mutations, affecting the development of cartilage.

    Synonyms: perosis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA skeletal disorder caused by various genetic mutations, affecting the development of cartilage.

Similar
perosis

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
achondroplasiaachondroplastyosteosclerosis congenita
Broader
genetic diseasegenetic disordergenetic abnormality
Also see
achondroplasiachondrodystrophiaperosis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From chondro- + dystrophy.

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APA

chondrodystrophy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chondrodystrophy

MLA

“chondrodystrophy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chondrodystrophy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chondrodystrophy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chondrodystrophy.

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