Home › Words › A › achondrogenesisachondrogenesisachondrogenesis means A congenital defect characterised by a very short body, short limbs and skeletal abnormalities.EtymologyFrom a- + chondrogenesis.nounA congenital defect characterised by a very short body, short limbs and skeletal abnormalitiesDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.chondrodysplasia 74% match — A genetic disorder characterized by short-limbed dwarfism vs achondrogenesis →hypochondrogenesis 71% match — A form of achondrogenesis vs achondrogenesis →achondroplasia 67% match — A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism. vs achondrogenesis →chondrodystrophia 67% match — A disorder of cartilage formation vs achondrogenesis →dyschondrosteosis 67% match — skeletal dysplasia characterized by abnormal shortening of the forearms and lower legs vs achondrogenesis →acrometagenesis 65% match — An abnormal growth of the limbs vs achondrogenesis →dyschondroplasia 64% match — abnormal growth of bone and cartilage vs achondrogenesis →chondrodystrophy 64% match — A skeletal disorder caused by various genetic mutations, affecting the development of cartilage. vs achondrogenesis →