chondrodysplasia

chondrodysplasia /chon·dro·dys·pla·sia/ (-dis-pla´zhah) dyschondroplasia.

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chondrodysplasia puncta´ta  a heterogeneous group of hereditary bone dysplasias, the common characteristic of which is stippling of the epiphyses in infancy.

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chon·dro·dys·pla·sia (kndr-ds-plzh)

n.

See chondrodystrophy.

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chondrodysplasia

[kon′drōdisplā′zhə]

Etymology: Gk, chondros + dys, bad, plassein, to form

an inherited disease characterized by abnormal growth at the ends of bones, particularly the long bones of the arms and legs. Bones of the hands and feet may be similarly affected.

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chondrodysplasia [kon″dro-dis-pla´zhah]

enchondromatosis.

chondrodysplasia puncta´ta a heterogeneous group of bone dysplasias, the common characteristic of which is stippling of the epiphyses in infancy. The group includes a severe autosomal recessive form (rhizomelic dwarfism), an autosomal dominant form (Conradi-Hünermann syndrome), and a milder X-linked form.

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chondrodysplasia

abnormal growth of cartilage; may be used to include achondroplasia. Causes disproportionate dwarfism and occurs as an inherited trait in cattle (Dexter, Telemark lethal and 'snorter'), sheep (Ançon and Cheviot) and dogs (Alaskan malamute, miniature poodles and Norwegian elkhound). See also achondroplasia, enchondromatosis.

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deforming hereditary chondrodysplasia

inherited chondrodysplastic defects characterized by skeletal deformity, e.g. chondrodysplastic dwarfism.

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chondrodysplasia

Pediatric orthopedics A defect in development of cartilage especially of long bones, resulting in arrested growth and dwarfism