See Also: achondroplastic dwarfism(medicine)
Dwarfism, achondroplastic(health)
achondroplastic(medicine)
Dwarfism(medicine)
dwarfism(encyclopedia)
Dwarfism(health)
Dwarfism, pituitary(health)
micromelic dwarfism(medicine)
panhypopituitary dwarfism(medicine)
phocomelic dwarfism(medicine)

vitrification (iou) and Dwarfism, achondroplastic (health)


vitrification (iou)



vitrification noun. E17.
[medieval Latin vitrificatio(n-), from Latin VITRUM: see -FICATION.]
The action or process of vitrifying; an instance of this. E17.
A vitrified substance or body. M17.

Dwarfism, achondroplastic (health)


A genetic disorder of bone growth, achondroplasia is the most common cause of short stature with disproportionately short limbs -- dwarfism with short arms and legs. There is a typically large head with prominence of the forehead (frontal bossing), underdevelopment (hypoplasia) of the midface with cheekbones that lack prominence, and a low nasal bridge with narrow nasal passages. The fingers are short and the ring and middle fingers diverge giving the hand a trident (three-pronged) appearance.