Abnormality of body height Growth delay Short stature HP:0004322 human_phenotype HP:0008888 2008-02-27T03:19:00Z HP:0008882 peter Small stature HP:0003519 HP:0003518 HP:0003512 A height below that which is expected according to age and gender norms. Although there is no universally accepted definition of short stature, many refer to "short stature" as height more than 2 standard deviations below the mean for age and gender (or below the 3rd percentile for age and gender dependent norms). Short stature Stature below 3rd percentile SNOMEDCT_US:237836003 HP:0008871 Height less than 3rd percentile UMLS:C0349588 HP:0001509 Decreased body height HP:0008913 HP:0003507 HP:0003501