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  2. Stunted growth - Wikipedia

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    Stunted growth, also known as stunting or linear growth failure, is defined as impaired growth and development manifested by low height-for-age. [1] It is a manifestation of malnutrition (undernutrition) and can be caused by endogenous factors (such as chronic food insecurity) or exogenous factors (such as parasitic infection).

  3. Why do you shrink when you get older? Experts explain

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    People usually lose about a centimeter in height every 10 years after age 40, according to Medline Plus, and that pace of height loss speeds up after age 70. Overall, you can lose between 1 to 3 ...

  4. Dimensional stability (fabric) - Wikipedia

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    For wool garments, shrinkage is due to scales on the fibers which heat, water, and agitation cause to stick together. Other fabrics are stretched by mechanical forces during production and can shrink slightly when heated (though to a lesser degree than wool). Some clothes are shrunk in the factory to avoid this problem. [17]

  5. Ageing - Wikipedia

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    Enlarged ears and noses of old humans are sometimes blamed on continual cartilage growth, but the cause is more probably gravity. [24] Age dynamics of the body mass (1, 2) and mass normalized to height (3, 4) of men (1, 3) and women (2, 4) [25] Comparison of a normal aged brain (left) and a brain affected by Alzheimer's disease

  6. After Losing More Than an Inch in Height, a Shocking New ...

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    So in 2022, when I went back for the first time in person, I was shocked to learn that I’d lost more than an inch of my height. Right off the bat, I accused my doctor of having a faulty ...

  7. Human height - Wikipedia

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    Height measurement using a stadiometer. Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect.It is measured using a stadiometer, [1] in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, [2] [3] or feet and inches when using United States customary units or the imperial system.

  8. Mandy Sellars - Wikipedia

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    Sellars was born with abnormally large and misshapen legs and feet, which continued to grow at a disproportionate rate. In a November 2009 interview, she estimated that she weighed about 21 stone (294 lb or 133 kg): 6 stone (84 lb or 38 kg) for her upper body and the remainder in her legs and feet (210 lb or 95 kg).

  9. Lordosis - Wikipedia

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    Imbalances in muscle strength and length are one cause of this excessive stress to the lower back, such as weak hamstrings and tight hip flexors (psoai). [citation needed] A major feature of lumbar hyperlordosis is a forward pelvic tilt, resulting in the pelvis resting on top of the thighs. Other health conditions and disorders can cause ...