delayed growth
Behind expected progress
Delayed growth refers to physical development that proceeds more slowly than typical for a given age, especially in children who fall below standard height or weight milestones.
The term appears in medical contexts discussing hormonal deficiencies, nutritional problems, or chronic illness: The pediatrician diagnosed delayed growth and ordered blood tests.
It also applies figuratively to anything developing slower than expected: The company showed delayed growth after the merger.
- stuntedArrested in development
- underdevelopedInsufficiently grown or advanced
- slowLacking in speed
- lagPeriod of falling behind
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
falling behind · failure · failure to thrive · retarded · setback · stunting · malnutrition · deficiency · puberty · late bloomer · hormones · pediatric · short · small · below average · withered · puny · runt
delayed growthprecocity
Premature mental development
early bloomer · precocious puberty · early development · ahead of schedule · prodigy
delayed growthrapid growth
Fast increase in scale
growth spurt · overgrowth · hypergrowth · runaway growth · gigantism
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