A lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood that is characterized by a decelerated or arrested physical growth (height and weight measurements fall below the third or fifth percentile, or a downward change in growth across two major growth percentiles) and is associated with abnormal growth and development. [ url:https://www.chop.edu/conditions-diseases/failure-thrive ]
Term information
- UMLS_CUI:C0015544
- UMLS_ICD9CM_2005_AUI:A0700791
- ICD9CM_2005:783.41
A lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood that is characterized by a decelerated or arrested physical growth (height and weight measurements fall below the third or fifth percentile, or a downward change in growth across two major growth percentiles) and is associated with abnormal growth and development.