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MeSH Heading: Language Development Disorders
Tree Number(s): C10.597.606.150.500.550; C23.888.592.604.150.500.550
Unique ID: D007805
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007805
Annotation: do not confuse with LANGUAGE DISORDERS, disord of use or comprehension of language: LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS is "failure to understand or speak the language at the expected age"
Scope Note: Conditions characterized by language abilities (comprehension and expression of speech and writing) that are below the expected level for a given age, generally in the absence of an intellectual impairment. These conditions may be associated with DEAFNESS; BRAIN DISEASES; MENTAL DISORDERS; or environmental factors.
Entry Version: LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DIS
Entry Term(s): Auditory Processing Disorder, Central; Central Auditory Processing Disorder; Developmental Disorder, Speech or Language; Developmental Language Disorders; Language Delay; Language Disorders, Developmental; Semantic-Pragmatic Disorder; Speech Delay; Speech or Language, Developmental Disorder
Previous Indexing: Language Development (1968-1979); Language Disorders (1967-1979)
Public MeSH Note: 1986; see LANGUAGE DISORDERS 1980-1985
History Note: 1986(1980)
Date Established: 1986/01/01
Date of Entry: 1979/02/21
Revision Date: 2019/07/05

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diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0012205
Scope Note: Conditions characterized by language abilities (comprehension and expression of speech and writing) that are below the expected level for a given age, generally in the absence of an intellectual impairment. These conditions may be associated with DEAFNESS; BRAIN DISEASES; MENTAL DISORDERS; or environmental factors.
Terms: Language Development Disorders Preferred Term
Term UI T023344
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1980); Developmental Disorder, Speech or Language
Term UI T373041
Date11/08/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Developmental Language Disorders
Term UI T373040
Date11/08/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Language Disorders, Developmental
Term UI T373042
Date11/08/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Speech or Language, Developmental Disorder
Term UI T373043
Date11/08/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000)

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