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Bonewit #9
The Pediatric Examination-Shelby
Term | Definition |
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Adolescent | an individual 12 to 18 years old |
Immunity | The resistance of the body to the effects of a harmful agent, such as a pathogenic microorganism and its toxins |
Immunization (active, artificial) | The process of becoming immune or of rendering an individual immune through the use of a vaccine or toxoid. |
Infant | A child from birth to 12 months |
Length (recumbent) | The measurement from the vertex of the head to the heel of the foot in a supine position. |
Pediatrician | A physician who specializes in the care and development of children and the diagnosis and treatment of children's diseases. |
Pediatrics | The branch of medicine that deals with the care and development of children and the treatment of children's diseases. |
preschool child. | a child 3 to 6 years old. |
school-age child | a child 6 to 12 years old. |
toddler | a child 1 to 3 years old. |
Toxiod | A toxin a poisonous substance produced by a bacterium that has been treated by heat or chemicals to destroy its harmful properties. it is administered to an individual to prevent an infectious disease in that person. |
Vaccine | A suspension of attenuated (weakened) or killed microorganisms administered to an individual to prevent an infectious disease by stimulating the production of antibodies in that individual. |
Vertex | The top of the head. |