developmental delay
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdevelopmentalanddelay
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developmental
adjective
uk/dɪˌvel.əpˈmen.təl/us/dɪˌvel.əpˈmen.t̬əl/
connected with the development of someone ...
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delay
noun[C or U]
uk/dɪˈleɪ/us/dɪˈleɪ/
the situation in which you have to wait longer than expected for something to happen, or the time that you have ...
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(Definition ofdevelopmentalanddelayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Is the excessive crying associated with colic a manifestation ofdevelopmentaldelayor disregulation?
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He however has gone on to develop epilepsy, has become hypotonic with overalldevelopmentaldelay.
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Since the chronological age of the autism group is older than that of both the control groups, either of these findings would indicatedevelopmentaldelay.
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The remaining 34.2% of cases had some degree ofdevelopmentaldelay.
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Dexamethasone exposure was associated withdevelopmentaldelay, increased separation anxiety and decreased memory in the offspring.
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The large number of premature infants with minordevelopmentaldelayand school failure probably relate to minor degrees of periventricular injury missed on cranial ultrasound.
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Exclusion criteria included significantdevelopmentaldelayand residence outside the large urban center where the study took place.
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Longitudinal change in parenting associated withdevelopmentaldelayand catch-up.
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Consequently, we are not faced with explaining a generaldevelopmentaldelayin colour naming but, rather a differential deficit for low frequency colour terms.
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In addition to generalizeddevelopmentaldelayand focal neurologic findings, many authors have commented on more specific long-term sequels after arrest and bypass.
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This synthesis seems partly independent of the methionine pool and regulated through other mechanisms, as it is less influenced by the observeddevelopmentaldelay.
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Consistent with thedevelopmentaldelayhypothesis, only two of seven children classified as disorganized at 19 months were again classified as disorganized at 27 months.
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Longitudinal change in parenting associated withdevelopmentaldelayand catchup.
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Somedevelopmentaldelaywas noted in one additional child.
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This does not implydevelopmentaldelayor regression; rather it suggests a remarkably complex ability to coordinate two distinct levels of functioning.
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The children were all part of cohorts withdevelopmentaldelay, except one who was identified in a cohort with autism spectrum disorder.
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