Medical Dictionary

diastrophic dwarfism

noun di·a·stroph·ic dwarfism \ˌdī-ə-ˈsträf-ik-\

Medical Definition of DIASTROPHIC DWARFISM

:  an inherited dysplasia affecting bones and joints and characterized especially by clubfoot, deformities of the digits of the hand, malformed pinnae, and cleft palate

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