https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.10327
Inherited disorder where ossification of cartilage is retarded, especially affecting growth of long bones, resulting in very short limbs and a comparatively large head. Type of dwarfism.
Note: Achondroplasia results from a mutation in the fibroblast growth factor receptor FGFR3 gene, increasing its activity in suppressing endochondral ossification.