constitutional growth delay constitutional growth delay constitutional delay of growth and puberty (cdgp) is a term describing a temporary delay in the skeletal growth and thus height of a child with no physical abnormalities causing the delay. short stature may be the result of a growth pattern inherited from a parent (familial) or occur for no apparent reason (idiopathic). typically at some point during childhood, growth slows down, eventually resuming at a normal rate. cdgp is the most common cause of short stature and delayed puberty. synonyms constitutional delay of growth and adolescence (cdga) constitutional growth delay (cgd)