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Human Development

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apgar score   rating of newborns activity pulse grimace appeaerance and respiration  
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breech   birth canal position with feet or butt first  
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c section   surgical removal of fetus thru ab  
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embryo   fertilized ovum until about 10 weeks of gestation  
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euthanasia   assisting in suicide or putting a person with incurable or painful disease to death  
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fertilization   union of egg cell with sperm  
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fetus   developing product of concetpion from 8 weeks to birth  
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geriatric   relating to old age  
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gerontology   medical specialty that diagnoses and treats disorders of old age  
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gestation   period of fetal development from fertilization until delivery  
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implant   to attach to lining of uterus in first stage of pregnancy  
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labor   process of expelling fetus and placenta from uterus  
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neonate   infant under 4 weeks old  
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neonatology   medical specialty that dignoses and treats disorders of neonates  
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obstetrics   medical specialty that guides women thruout fertilization pregnancy and birth  
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pediatrics   medical specialty that diagnoses and treats disorders in children from infancy thru adolenscence  
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genetics   science of bilogical inheritance  
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in utero   within uterus unborn  
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premature   born before 37 weeks of gestation  
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preventive medicine   medical specialty concerned with preventing disease  
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sids   death of infant usually while sleeping of unknown cause  
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fetus   development of all body systems that are present at birth  
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neonate   adjustment to life outside uterus  
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infancy (1 yr)   many phsical and emotional developmental strides  
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toddler (1-3)   walking talking and becoming somewhat independent from caretakers  
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child hood (3-puberty)   cognitive and physical development usually includes schooling  
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puberty (8-12)   development of secondary sex characteristics  
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adolescence (puberty - full physical maturity)   physical maturation and often psychological separation from family leading to independence  
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young adulthood (20-39)   period of establishment of adult work and lifestyle situations  
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middle adulthood (40-59)   often stressfull period of continued career and family development  
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old age (60 +)   period of dimishing physical and sometimes mental faculities  
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oldest age (90+)   period of late life often with many physical and emotional difficulties  
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death (end of life)   cessation of cardio respiratory and nerous system  
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