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Growth Disorders MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Growth Disorders
Tree Number(s)
C23.550.393
Unique ID
D006130
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006130
Annotation
do not confuse with NUTRITION DISORDERS (disorders of assimilating & utilizing nutrients)
Scope Note
Deviations from the average values for a specific age and sex in any or all of the following: height, weight, skeletal proportions, osseous development, or maturation of features. Included here are both acceleration and retardation of growth.
Entry Version
GROWTH DIS
Entry Term(s)
Stunted Growth
Stunting
Previous Indexing
Growth (1966-1968)
See Also
Bone Diseases, Developmental
Dwarfism
Gigantism
Public MeSH Note
72
History Note
72(69)
Date Introduced
1972/01/01
Last Updated
2019/03/22
Growth Disorders Preferred
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