achondroplasia
noun
achon·dro·pla·sia
ˌā-ˌkän-drə-ˈplā-zh(ē-)ə 
: a genetic disorder that is marked by abnormally slow conversion of cartilage to bone during development resulting in a form of dwarfism characterized by a usually normal torso and shortened limbs and that is usually inherited as an autosomal dominant trait
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On Tuesday's episode of Little People, Big World, Tori Roloff opened up about how learning of baby Lilah's achondroplasia.
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Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 8 Apr. 2020
As a person with achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism, dating can be kind of tough when a lot of people are looking for that six-foot-four guy.
—Taylor Lorenz, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2020
Bayles was born with achondroplasia, a genetic order that results in dwarfism.
—NBC News, 21 Feb. 2020
And Joss’s story is consistent with voices of the disability community such as Rebecca Cokley, who has explained how her experience with achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism, offers her advantages.
—Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2020
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Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 8 Apr. 2020
As a person with achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism, dating can be kind of tough when a lot of people are looking for that six-foot-four guy.
—Taylor Lorenz, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2020
Bayles was born with achondroplasia, a genetic order that results in dwarfism.
—NBC News, 21 Feb. 2020
And Joss’s story is consistent with voices of the disability community such as Rebecca Cokley, who has explained how her experience with achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism, offers her advantages.
—Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2020
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achondroplasia
noun
achon·dro·pla·sia
ˌā-ˌkän-drə-ˈplā-zh(ē-)ə
: a genetic disorder that is marked by abnormally slow conversion of cartilage to bone during development and results in a form of dwarfism characterized by a usually normal torso and shortened limbs
Note: Achondroplasia is usually inherited as an autosomal dominant trait requiring that only one parent passes on a copy of the defective gene on a chromosome other than a sex chromosome. The majority of cases of achondroplasia result from a new spontaneous gene mutation.
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