Rhizomelic chondrodysplasia is a form chondrodysplasia punctata, a group of diseases in which the common characteristic is calcifications near joints at birth. The disease is Monarch Disease Ontology term MONDO_0015776 (rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata). Also known as: RCDP, chondrodysplasia punctata, rhizomelic form, rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata syndrome, rhizomelic dwarfism.