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Bonewit #9
The Pediatric Examination- Ayche Koester
Question | Answer |
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adolescent | and 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 | 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 old |
length | 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 disease |
pediatrics | the branch of medicine the deals with the care and development of children and the diagnosis and treatment of children's disease |
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 |
toxoid | a toxin that has been treated by heat or chemicals to destroy its harmful properties. |
vaccine | a suspension of attenuated or killed microorganisms administered to an individual to prevent and infectious disease by simulating the production of antibodies in the individual |
vertex | the top of the head |