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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 weight for the child's age, or by a low rate of increase in the weight.: Children are diagnosed with failure to thrive when their weight or rate of weight gain is significantly below that of other children of similar age and sex.  wikipedia.org Gellka) |
