abnormal growth

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• Growth landmarks — are parameters measured in infants, children and adolescents which help gauge where they are on a continuum of normal growth and development. Growth landmarks have also been used for determination of abnormal growth as well. med stubExternal… …   Wikipedia

• growth — /grohth/, n. 1. the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase. 2. size or stage of development: It hasn t yet reached its full growth. 3. completed development. 4. development from a simpler to a more complex stage:… …   Universalium

• growth — grəʊθ n. development, process of growing; abnormal growth of a mass of tissue, tumor …   English contemporary dictionary

• growth factor — n a substance (as a vitamin B12 or an interleukin) that promotes growth and esp. cellular growth * * * any of various chemicals, particularly polypeptides, that have a variety of important roles in the stimulation of new cell growth and cell… …   Medical dictionary

• Growth failure — is a medical term for a pattern of a child s growth which is poorer than normal for age, sex, stage of maturation, and genetic height expectation. Growth failure usually has an abnormal cause or causes. Many short children are growing normally… …   Wikipedia

• growth — [grōth] n. 1. the process of growing or developing; specif., a) gradual development toward maturity b) formation and development 2. a) degree of increase in size, weight, power, etc. b) the full extent of such increase 3 …   English World dictionary

• growth — ► NOUN 1) the process of growing. 2) something that has grown or is growing. 3) a tumour or other abnormal formation …   English terms dictionary

• growth — noun 1 increase in sth ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, exponential, significant, strong ▪ the exponential growth in world population ▪ high ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• Abnormal Situation Management — The Abnormal Situation Management (ASM) Consortium is a long running and active Honeywell led research and development consortium of 12 companies and universities that are concerned about the negative effects of industrial accidents. An abnormal… …   Wikipedia

• Growth hormone deficiency — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Growth hormone DiseasesDB = 5447 ICD10 = ICD10|E|23|0|e|20 ICD9 = ICD9|253.3 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 001176 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 930 MeshID = D004393 Growth Hormone Deficiency is the… …   Wikipedia

• growth — The increase in size of a living being or any of its parts occurring in the process of development. accretionary g. g. by an increase of intercellular material. appositional g. g. accomplished by the addition of new layers on those previously… …   Medical dictionary