A height below that which is expected according to age and gender norms. Although there is no universally accepted definition of short stature, many refer to "short stature" as height more than 2 standard deviations below the mean for age and gender (or below the 3rd percentile for age and gender dependent norms). [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9199 ]
Synonyms: Stature below 3rd percentile Short stature Small stature Decreased body height Height less than 3rd percentile
Term information
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- SNOMEDCT_US:237836003
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Term relations
- has part some (
decreased height and
characteristic of some multicellular organism and
has modifier some abnormal)