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Growth hormone treatment — Growth hormone (GH) is a protein hormone secreted by the pituitary gland which stimulates growth and cell reproduction. In the past growth hormone was extracted from human pituitary glands. GH is now produced by recombinant DNA technology, and… … Wikipedia
growth factor — n a substance (as a vitamin B12 or an interleukin) that promotes growth and esp. cellular growth * * * any of various chemicals, particularly polypeptides, that have a variety of important roles in the stimulation of new cell growth and cell… … Medical dictionary
Cause — • Cause, as the correlative of effect, is understood as being that which in any way gives existence to, or contributes towards the existence of, any thing; which produces a result; to which the origin of any thing is to be ascribed Catholic… … Catholic encyclopedia
Growth failure — is a medical term for a pattern of a child s growth which is poorer than normal for age, sex, stage of maturation, and genetic height expectation. Growth failure usually has an abnormal cause or causes. Many short children are growing normally… … Wikipedia
cause — cause, causal explanation In non specialist contexts, to ask for the cause of some particular happening is to ask what made it happen, or brought it about. To give a causal explanation is to answer such questions, usually by specifying some prior … Dictionary of sociology
Growth attenuation — is an elective medical treatment which involves administering estrogen to cause closure of the epiphyses of the bones, resulting in a reduced adult height. Since the 1960s this treatment has been performed primarily on children growing toward an… … Wikipedia
Growth hormone — HGH redirects here. For other uses, see HGH (disambiguation). Growth hormone 1 Growth hormone Identifiers Symbol GH1 … Wikipedia
Growth chart — A growth chart is used by pediatricians and other health care providers to follow a child s growth over time. Growth charts have been constructed by observing the growth of large numbers of normal children over time. The height, weight, and head… … Wikipedia
growth — /grohth/, n. 1. the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase. 2. size or stage of development: It hasn t yet reached its full growth. 3. completed development. 4. development from a simpler to a more complex stage:… … Universalium
Growth hormone deficiency — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Growth hormone DiseasesDB = 5447 ICD10 = ICD10|E|23|0|e|20 ICD9 = ICD9|253.3 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 001176 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 930 MeshID = D004393 Growth Hormone Deficiency is the… … Wikipedia
