| AGA | Appropriate for gestational age |
| BA | Bone age |
| CA | Chronological age |
| corr FH | Corrected FH |
| CV | Coefficient of variation |
| ΔhSDS | hSDS increase |
| ΔHV | Height velocity increase |
| FH | Final height |
| GA | Gestational age |
| GH | Growth hormone |
| GHD | Growth hormone deficiency |
| GHI | Growth hormone insensitivity |
| hSDS | Height standard deviation score |
| HV | Height velocity |
| IGF-I | Insulin-like growth factor-I |
| IGFD | IGF-I deficiency |
| IGF-GT | IGF-I generation test |
| IGFBP-3 | IGF binding protein-3 |
| ISS | idiopathic short stature |
| rhGH | Recombinant human GH |
| rIGF-I | Recombinant IGF-I |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SDS | Standard deviation score |
| SGA | Short for gestational age |
| stimGH | GH peak in stimulation tests |
| TH | Target height |