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Achondroplasia dwarfism is a bone-growth disorder. Although achondroplasia literally means “without cartilage formation,” the problem is not the formation of cartilage. Rather, the problem occurs when the cartilage has difficulty converting to bone, especially in the long bones of the arms and legs.
