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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A significant delay in the physical growth of an infant or young child, caused by an organic, psychological, or environmental disturbance.
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- noun Used other than as an idiom: see
failure ,thrive . - noun uncountable Poor physical growth or level of weight, relative to one's age peers.
- noun uncountable, medicine Abnormal weight loss,
malaise . - noun countable, medicine Instances of poor physical growth or of abnormal weight loss.
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