Constitutional delay of growth and puberty (CDGP) is a term describing a temporary delay in the skeletal growth and thus height of a child with no physical abnormalities causing the delay.
Short stature may be the result of a growth pattern inherited from a parent (familial) or occur for no apparent reason (idiopathic). Typically at some point during childhood, growth slows down, eventually resuming at a normal rate. CDGP is the most common cause of
short stature
Short stature refers to a height of a human which is below typical. Whether a person is considered short depends on the context. Because of the lack of preciseness, there is often disagreement about the degree of shortness that should be called ' ...
and delayed puberty.
Synonyms
* Constitutional Delay of Growth and Adolescence (CDGA)
* Constitutional Growth Delay (CGD)
See also
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Idiopathic short stature
Idiopathic short stature (ISS) refers to extreme short stature that does not have a diagnostic explanation (''idiopathic'' designates a condition that is unexplained or not understood) after an ordinary growth evaluation. The term has been in use ...
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Failure to thrive
Failure to thrive (FTT), also known as weight faltering or faltering growth, indicates insufficient weight gain or absence of appropriate physical growth in children. FTT is usually defined in terms of weight, and can be evaluated either by a low ...
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Developmental biology
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Human height