achondroplasia
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Brad Williams was born with achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism. — Nick Vadala, https://www.inquirer.com, "Need a laugh? These comedians will give you all the giggles on stages in Philadelphia, Atlantic City and beyond," 5 June 2019 Males with achondroplasia grow to an average height of 4’4″ with a normal lifespan, and babies may have breathing problems and delays in muscle development. — Natalie Stone, PEOPLE.com, "'Go Mister Go!': 'Squishy' Baby Jackson Roloff Is 8 Months Old — and Loves Avocados & Crawling!," 16 Jan. 2018 The two have also talked about their concerns over possible future issues Jackson could have due his achondroplasia. — Tamara Fuentes, Country Living, "Everything You Need to Know About 'Little People, Big World' Baby Jackson Roloff," 5 Apr. 2018 Jackson also has achondroplasia, the same condition Zach and his mother, Amy, have. — Tamara Fuentes, Country Living, "Everything You Need to Know About 'Little People, Big World' Baby Jackson Roloff," 5 Apr. 2018 Both Zach and Tori have been open about raising baby Jackson, who was born with achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism. — Madison Alcedo, Country Living, "Tori Roloff Shares Adorable Photos of Son Jackson Loving 'His First Time In a Big Kids Pool'," 29 Mar. 2018 Burke has achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism shared by between 1 in 15,000 to 40,000 people worldwide. — Halie Lesavage, Glamour, "Why the Fashion Industry Needs to Do More For Disabled Customers," 23 Apr. 2018 Troyer was born in 1969 in Sturgis, Michigan with achondroplasia, a genetic condition that kept him less than 3 feet tall. — CBS News, "Verne Troyer, actor best known as "Mini Me" in "Austin Powers, dead at 49," 21 Apr. 2018 Troyer was born in 1969 in Sturgis, Michigan with achondroplasia, a genetic condition that kept him less than 3 feet tall. — Andrew Dalton, chicagotribune.com, "Actor Verne Troyer from 'Austin Powers' films dead at 49," 21 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'achondroplasia.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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achondroplasia
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Medical Definition of achondroplasia
Note: Achondroplasia is usually inherited as an autosomal dominant trait requiring that only one parent passes on a copy of the defective gene on a chromosome other than a sex chromosome. The majority of cases of achondroplasia result from a new spontaneous gene mutation.
— compare ateliosis