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Achondroplasia

Achondroplasia - Glossary

Glossary

Achondroplasia: Short stature adults below 131 cm in males and 124 cm in females. They have problem formation of the cartilage.

Genetic: Inherited.

Extremities: Arms and legs.

Megalocephaly: Enlargement of the brain.

Hyrdrocephalus: Collection of water at the base of the brain causing it to swell.

Hypotonia: Decrease in muscle tone.

Kyphosis: Hump or forward bending of the spine.

Genetic Counselling: A communicative procedure that undertakes to deal with the problems that rise in a family with the occurrence or the risk of occurrence of a genetic abnormality.

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