An abnormal development or degeneration of cartilage, causing skeletal deformities and stunted growth, another term for chondrodystrophy.
From Greek 'chondros' (cartilage) + 'dys-' (bad/abnormal) + 'trophia' (nourishment), literally meaning 'bad cartilage nourishment,' used in medical terminology since the 1800s.
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