Thread: "Failure to thrive"

Hola a todos~

Am translating a death certificate into spanish destined for Colombia---primary cause of death is "Failure to thrive."

(Secondary to Alzheimers--woman was 78)

I am stumped on this one---my husband also (he's a native speaker but spoke spanish as a kid--living & going to schools only in the US he's lost a lot)

Really need some help...Thank you!

Hola Fresno,
According to Oxford-Complutense dictionary as: desorden (trastorno) del crecimiento.

I also found a glossary on the page of the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse. The term is translated as: retraso del crecimiento.

Since the woman was 78 I dont think that is the correct diagnosis. I know nothing about Medicine and very little about translation, but I think it might be referring to evolución desfavorable.

Anyway, I hardly recomend you wait for an expert's opinion.

failure to thrive quiere decir "desmedro"
se usa en pediatría para los niños cuyo peso no progresa adecuadamente
te sirve?

sds