Disease or Syndrome
growth failure
growth fail·ure
Definitions related to growth failure:
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Less than normal linear growth in an infant or child.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Subnormal linear growth rate in an infant, child, or adolescent based on the normative values for the age and sex of the reference population.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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