- diastrophic
- adj. (Geology) pertaining to diastrophism, pertaining to tectonic activity which leads to major changes in the Earth's crust (such as the formation of mountains, continents, etc.)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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diastrophic — |dīə|sträfik adjective : of, having reference to, or caused by diastrophism * * * diastrophic /dī ə strofˈik/ adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑diastrophism … Useful english dictionary
Diastrophic dysplasia — Classification and external resources OMIM 222600 DiseasesDB 30759 eMedicine … Wikipedia
diastrophic displasia — diastrophic displasia. См. диастрофическая дисплазия. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Diastrophic dysplasia — An inherited skeletal disorder involving significantly short stature (dwarfism). Characteristic features at birth include short birth length with short limbs (short limbed dwarfism), hitchhiker thumb , and clubfeet. Palatal malformations such as… … Medical dictionary
diastrophic dwarf — a dwarf with diastrophic dysplasia … Medical dictionary
diastrophic — adjective see diastrophism … New Collegiate Dictionary
diastrophic — See diastrophism. * * * … Universalium
diastrophic — di·a·stroph·ic (di″ə strofґik) [Gr. diastrephein distortion] bent or curved; said of structures, such as bones, deformed in such manner … Medical dictionary
diastrophic — di·a·stroph·ic … English syllables
diastrophic dwarfism — di·a·stroph·ic dwarfism .dī ə sträf ik n an inherited dysplasia affecting bones and joints and characterized esp. by clubfoot, deformities of the digits of the hand, malformed pinnae, and cleft palate … Medical dictionary
