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diastrophic

diastrophic

9.9
Relating to a birth disorder that makes bones and joints short and deformed
  • adjective
  • /ˌdaɪəˈstrɒfɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : diastrófico
  • The doctor explained that diastrophic dysplasia is a genetic disorder that impacts bone development.

Examples

  • In cases of diastrophic dysplasia, patients often present with notable short stature and skeletal abnormalities.

  • Higher than normal fundamental frequencies were seen in those patients diagnosed as having diastrophic dwarfism, Hunter's syndrome, Larson's syndrome, Russell Silver syndrome, one of the patients with short stature of unknown etiology, and in three of the patients with achondroplasia.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Children with diastrophic dysplasia may experience joint deformities as they grow older.

Surface Forms

diastrophic positive

Morphology

diastrophic = diastrophic dysplasia (opaque) = diastroph + ic

The adjective is formed from a technical combining form ('diastroph-') plus '-ic'; the combining form is specialized and not recognizable to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Diastrophic comes from Greek parts dia- meaning 'through' and stroph meaning 'turning' or 'twist'. A helpful way to remember the medical sense is that diastrophic dysplasia makes bones and joints grow in a 'twisted' or deformed way, so the word points to that change.