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thanatophoric (dwarfism)
1. Deadly; lethal; leading to death.
2. Applied to a form of dwarfism that results in death.

A lethal dwarfism characterized by micromelia (condition of having disproportionately short or small limbs), bowed long bones, enlarged head, flattened vertebral bodies, and muscular hypotonia; lack of pulmonary ventilation causes respiratory difficulties with cyanosis (a bluish discoloration due to excessive concentration of reduced hemoglobin in the blood) leading to death within the first few hours or days after birth.

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thanatophoric dysplasia
A severe form of neonatal dwarfism with very short limbs.

All cases have died at birth or in the neonatal period (first four weeks after birth).

This entry is located in the following unit: thanato-, thanat-, thanas-, -thanasia, -thanasic, -thanatous + (page 3)