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Achondroplasia
~ ACHONDROPLASIA id+ | DWARF | see> CHONDRO~ root
note DWARF or see> MIDGET
may be considered offensive to some people
med> DISPROPORTIONAL SHORT STATURE SYNDROME
PROXIMA SEGMENTS OF LIMB ARE PARTICULARLY SHORT
A CHONDRO PLASIA wrongly implies that there is
LACK of CARTILAGE GROWTH
in fact there is CARTILAGE but its
CALCIFICATION IS FLAWED
note MIDGET implies PROPORTIONAL SMALL BODY SIZE
DWARF implies SHORT LIMBS or EXTREMITIES
art> in 1656 VELAZQUEZ PAINTED TWO CLASSIC RENDITIONS OF
A PERSON WITH ACHONDROPLASIA one is found in
" THE MAIDS OF HONOR " another is a painting of the dwarf
" FRANCISCO LEZCANO " both at the PRADO MUSEUM in Madrid
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