skeletal dysplasias

skeletal dysplasias

a heterogeneous group of disorders (over 120 types), each of which results in numerous disturbances of the skeletal system and most of which include dwarfism.
See also: chondrodystrophy.

skel·e·tal dys·pla·si·as

(skel'ĕ-tăl dis-plā'zē-ăz) A heterogeneous group of disorders (more than 120 types), each of which results in numerous disturbances of the skeletal system and most of which include dwarfism.
See also: chondrodystrophy