Diseases

Failure to Thrive

A condition of substandard growth or diminished capacity to maintain normal function.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A condition of substandard growth or diminished capacity to maintain normal function.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Thrive, Failure to

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Aspects Covered

34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

permitted with all age groups

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History Note

84

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Previous Indexing

  • Growth Disorders (1969-1983)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Failure to Thrive. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005183. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005183
  2. Failure to Thrive. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Failure_to_thrive
  3. Failure to Thrive. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1497481