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failure to thrive
1) Inability to grow and develop normally.
2) A condition in which an infant or child's weight gain and growth are far below usual levels for age.
3) Growth disorder of infants and children due to nutritional and/or emotional deprivation and resulting in loss of weight and delayed physical, emotional, and social development.
- Partie du discours : noun
- Secteur d’activité/Domaine : Médical
- Catégorie : Génome humain
- Company: National Library of Medicine
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Créateur
- Max Bryant
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