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Failure to thrive
1) Inability to grow and develop normally.
2) A condition in which an infant or child's weight gain and growth are far below usual levels for age.
3) Growth disorder of infants and children due to nutritional and/or emotional deprivation and resulting in loss of weight and delayed physical, emotional, and social development.
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