Failure to thrive (FTT), more recently known as faltering weight or weight faltering, is a term used in pediatric, adult as well as veterinary medicine, (where it is also referred to as ill thrift) to indicate insufficient weight gain or inappropriate weight loss. When not more precisely defined, the term refers to pediatric patients. In MeSH, the...
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(from the article `childhood disease and disorder`) Failure to thrive is the term used to describe the condition in which a young child fails to gain weight satisfactorily. Common reasons for such poor ...
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A term which refers to the slow growth and development of a baby, characterised by failure to gain weight, delayed development, unwillingness to interact, and gastrointestinal problems. Failure to thrive is almost always the result of inadequate nutrition.
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<paediatrics> A clinical finding in infants often associated with poor weight gain, malnutrition, poor feeding and a weight for age that is less than the 5th percentile. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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failure to thrive syndrome physical and developmental retardation in infants and small children, seen in some with a physical illness but more often in those suffering from psychosocial effects such as lack of adequate maternal care. Characteristics include lack of physical growth and below normal skills of muscle coordination, ...
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a condition in which an infant loses or fails to gain weight and develops at a slower rate than expected.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a condition in which an infant's weight gain and growth are far below usual levels for age.
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describes a baby who grows and gains weight slower than expected
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Slow growth or inadequate weight gain of an infant or child.
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failure to grow and gain weight; often due to increased energy expenditure with congenital heart disease.
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a condition that occurs when a baby does not gain weight and grow normally; caused by many factors, including disease or poor nutrition.
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