The phrase "developmental retardation" is correct and usable in written English.
You could use this phrase in a medical or educational context, such as when discussing a child's medical diagnosis or educational needs. For example, "The doctor diagnosed the child with developmental retardation, and he will need specialized educational services."
When child-rearing styles do not include one-on-one verbal interaction with infants in that critical year, developmental retardation occurs.
He was spastic, and couldn't walk or sit up; as an infant, he had been diagnosed as having cerebral palsy and developmental retardation.
Members, most of whom have depression or other mental disabilities like schizophrenia or developmental retardation, cook breakfast and lunch for one another, make sure the clubhouse is kept clean, learn computer programs, answer the clubhouse's phones, and form discussion committees.
Developmental retardation and failures were recorded at relevant time points (Table 2).
Figure 4 Developmental retardation rate of zebrafish embryos in the first 60 hpf.
Developmental retardation was diagnosed in 9 SGA-infants versus 10 AGA-infants.
While some transgenic plants grew normally, other lines exhibited a severe phenotype associated with stunted growth and developmental retardation.
Developmental retardation or acceleration, or otherwise occurring deviations from standard development during embryonic and postembryonic life will activate genes that direct the developmental processes towards normality.
Developmental retardation rate is given as percentage of the observed retardations divided by the total possible ones at appropriate time points.
Nearly all of the investigated Neckar River sites caused elevated mortality, developmental retardation and failures, modified heart rate and reduced hatching success in zebrafish embryos and larvae.
Long-term exposure resulted in a significant increase in mortality, developmental retardation, morphological anomalies, and pathological changes in brain, heart, and cranial and caudal kidney.
