thanatophoric dwarf

thanatophoric dwarf
a micromelic dwarf having very short ribs and bones of the limbs, and vertebral bodies that are greatly reduced in height with wide intervertebral spaces; death usually occurs during the first few hours after birth. See also under dysplasia.

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