Retardation Health Dictionary

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Retardation: From 2 Different Sources

Slowing down; developmental delay. Psychomotor retardation is a signi?cant slowing down of speech and activity which eventually leads to a person being unable to cope with daily activities or to maintain personal hygiene. It is a symptom of severe DEPRESSION.
Health Source: Medical Dictionary
Author: Health Dictionary
n. the slowing up of a process. Psychomotor retardation is a marked slowing down of activity and speech, which can reach a degree where a patient can no longer care for him- or herself. It is a symptom of severe *depression.
Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Mental Retardation

See Learning difficulties.... mental retardation

Intrauterine Growth Retardation

Poor growth in a fetus, usually resulting from a failure of the placenta to provide adequate nutrients (often related to pre-eclampsia) or sometimes from a fetal defect. Severe maternal disease, such as chronic kidney failure, can reduce fetal growth. Fetal problems such as an intrauterine infection or genetic disorder can also impair growth. Smoking during pregnancy may reduce fetal growth and birth weight.

Intrauterine growth retardation may be suspected on antenatal examination;... intrauterine growth retardation


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