| CA | Cerebral Anomalies |
| CBD | Constitutional Bone Diseases |
| CHRA | Chromosomal Anomalies |
| CT scan | Computerized Tomography Scan |
| DICOM | Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine |
| EFA | Elliptical Fourier Analysis |
| GD | Growth Disorders |
| GPA | Generalized Procrustes Analysis |
| IUGR | Intrauterine Growth Retardation |
| LA | Localized Anomalies |
| MANOVA | Multivariate Analysis Of Variance |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| VACTERL | Vertebral, Anal, Cardiac, Tracheal, Esophageal, Renal, and Limb |
| WHO | World Health Organization |