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DEVELOPMENTAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or constituting development
Example:
developmental psychology
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
development ((biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level)
Derivation:
development ((biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level)
Context examples:
A spectrum of developmental disorders that includes autism, Asperger syndrome, and Rett syndrome.
(Autism Spectrum Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
Also called: Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), Pervasive developmental disorder (PDD)
(Autism, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
BCL9 (Lgs homolog, Drosophila) also binds to beta-Catenin, involved in WNT signal transduction pathway control of many fundamental developmental processes.
(B-Cell Lymphoma 9 Protein, NCI Thesaurus)
A developmental form in the B-lymphocyte series, intermediate between the B-lymphoblast and the mature B-cell.
(B-Prolymphocyte, NCI Thesaurus)
Useful in assessing for developmental dysplasia of the hip, this test is performed when the thigh is pushed posteriorly and the hip is adducted.
(Barlow's Maneuver, NCI Thesaurus)
Scientists have determined that La Crosse virus (LACV), which can cause inflammation of the brain in children, affects brain cells differently depending on their developmental stage.
(Cerebral organoid model provides clues about how to prevent virus-induced brain cell death, National Institutes of Health)
It is the result of brain developmental delay.
(Microcephaly, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by psychomotor developmental delays and ophthalmologic abnormalities.
(Mucolipidosis Type IV, NCI Thesaurus)
The New Zealand hybrid is commonly utilized in biomedical research, in a variety of studies including developmental toxicity studies, toxicology studies, asthma research, and antibody production.
(New Zealand Hybrid Rabbit, NCI Thesaurus)
A rare developmental skin condition consisting of abnormal pilosebaceous follicle development.
(Nevus Comedonicus, NCI Thesaurus)
