A failure of chondrocytes to multiply and enlarge in the metaphysis results in which of the following conditions?

A. Osteomalacia
B. Osteoporosis
C. Rickets
D. Achondroplastic dwarfism
E. Fracture


D. Achondroplastic dwarfism

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