DEVELOPMENTAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does developmental mean? 

• DEVELOPMENTAL (adjective)
  The adjective DEVELOPMENTAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or constituting development

  Familiarity information: DEVELOPMENTAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEVELOPMENTAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or constituting development

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

developmental psychology

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 

This allele, which encodes cyclin-dependent kinase 2-associated protein 2, plays a role in the regulation of cell cycle, proliferation, and developmental processes.

(CDK2AP2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Signs and symptoms appear in infancy and include lethargy, seizures, developmental delay and mental disability.

(Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthetase I Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)

Signs and symptoms appear in childhood and include seizures, hypotonia and developmental delays.

(Biotinidase Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)

Progressive restriction of the developmental potential and increasing specialization of function which takes place during the development of the embryo and leads to the formation of specialized cells, tissues, and organs.

(Cell Differentiation Process, NCI Thesaurus)

A developmental disorder characterized by less than average intelligence and significant limitations in adaptive behavior with onset before the age of 18.

(Mental Retardation, NCI Thesaurus)

They include vomiting, dehydration, hypotonia, developmental delays, hepatomegaly, lethargy, intellectual disabilities, and chronic kidney disease.

(Methylmalonic Acidemia, NCI Thesaurus)

In the late infantile form symptoms include muscle weakness and rigidity, gait disturbances, developmental delays, and seizures.

(Metachromatic Leukodystrophy, NCI Thesaurus)

Common features of this disorder are mental retardation, developmental delays and recurrent respiratory infections.

(Beta-Mannosidosis, NCI Thesaurus)

Useful in assessing for developmental dysplasia of the hip, this is the result obtained when the thigh is pushed posteriorly and the hip is adducted.

(Barlow's Maneuver Result, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by developmental abnormalities of the skin, sweat glands, hair and nails.

(Autosomal Recessive Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia, NCI Thesaurus)