Term info
database cross reference
- UMLS:C2315100
- UMLS:C0231246
- SNOMEDCT_US:36440009
- SNOMEDCT_US:432788009
comment
Although there is no clear consensus on the exact definition of FTT, it is usually diagnoses in a child growing below the 3rd percentile or in a child whose decreased growth has cross two major growth percentiles (for example, from above the 75th percentile to below the 25th percentile).
definition
Failure to thrive (FTT) refers to a child whose physical growth is substantially below the norm.
has alternative id
HP:0008916, HP:0001535, HP:0008853, HP:0008878
has broad synonym
Undergrowth
has exact synonym
Weight faltering, Faltering weight, Postnatal failure to thrive
has related synonym
Poor weight gain
id
HP:0001508