down regulation of growth rate, down-regulation of growth rate, downregulation of growth rate, inhibition of growth rate
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Definition
Any process that reduces the rate of growth of all or part of an organism.
Source:
GOC:mah
Comment
Note that this term and its definition depart from the usual conventions for GO 'regulation' process terms; regulation of rate is not usually distinguished from regulation of extent or frequency, but it makes sense to do so for growth regulation.