physical growth and development
A formal or technical term often used in medical, educational, or child-development contexts to refer to the combined process of physical growth (発育) and functional/mental development (発達).
In pediatrics, they regularly check children's physical growth and development.
Appropriate exercise according to the stage of growth and development is necessary.
Compound of 発育 (physical growth) and 発達 (development). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a modern technical compound.