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Bonewit #9
The Pediatric Examination- Madison W,
Question | Answer |
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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 | 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 (recumbent) |
pediatrician | a physician who specializes in the care & development of children & the diagnosis & treatment of children's diseases. |
pediatrics | the branch of medicine that deals with the care & development of children & the diagnosis & treatment of children's diseases. |
preschool child | a child 3 to 6 years old |
school aged 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; adminstered to an individual to preent an infectious disease by stimulating the prodction of antibodies in that individual |
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 |