failure to thrive en · NOUN
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) Poor physical growth or level of weight, relative to one's age peers.
- (qualifier:chiefly geriatrics, uncountable, usually) Abnormal weight loss, malaise.
- (uncountable, usually) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see failure, thrive.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| failures to thrive | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
ill-thrift · failure to launch
Translations (8)
de Gedeihstörung (adult medicine) · de Gedeihstörung (pediatrics) · sh opća iznemoglost (adult medicine) · fr retard de croissance (pediatrics) · sh izostanak očekivanoga normalnog fiziološkog razvoja (adult medicine) · sh kopnjenje (adult medicine) · sh nazadovanje (adult medicine) · sh zastoj u rastu i razvoju (pediatrics)