<unk>  <unk> , also known as weight faltering or faltering growth, indicates insufficient weight gain or absence of appropriate physical growth in children.<unk>  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. The term<unk> " has been used in different ways, as there is no objective standard or universally accepted definition for when to diagnose<unk> . One definition describes<unk>  as a fall in one or more weight centile spaces on a World Health Organization (WHO) growth chart depending on birth weight or when weight is below the 2nd percentile of weight for age irrespective of birth weight. Another definition of<unk>  is a weight for age that is consistently below the 5th percentile or weight for age that falls by at least two major percentile lines on a growth chart. While weight loss after birth is normal and most babies return to their birth weight by three weeks of age, clinical assessment for<unk>  is recommended for babies who lose more than 10% of their birth weight or do not return to their birth weight after three weeks.<unk>  is not a specific disease, but a sign of inadequate nutrition. In veterinary medicine,<unk>  is also referred to as ill-thrift.
Failure to thrive
Breastfeeding difficulties
Macroglossia
Stunted growth
Aglossia
Psychomotor retardation
Growth attenuation
Aphallia