1. Noun. (medicine) A mild form of achondroplasia ¹
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Medical Definition of Hypochondroplasia
1. Dwarfism similar to but milder than achondroplasia and neither seen with achondroplasia in the same families nor evident until mid-childhood; the skull and facies are normal; autosomal dominant inheritance.
Origin: hypo-+ G. Chondros, cartilage, + plasis, a molding
(05 Mar 2000)
