Achondroplasia

noun

1. Improper development of cartilage at the ends of the long bones, resulting in a form of congenital dwarfism.
2. An anomaly of development marked by deficient cartilaginous growth resulting in a form of dwarfism.
3. a skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism.
4. A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism.
5. an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism