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Bonewit #9
The Pediatric Examination Carrie
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. |
Length | the measurement from the vertex of the head to the heel of the foot. |
Pediatrician | a physician who speacializes in the care and development of children and the diagnosis and treatment of childrens disease. |
Pediatrics | the branch of medicine that deals with the care and development of children and the diagnosis and treatment of child disease. |
Preschool child | a child 3-6 years. |
School-age child | a child 6-12 years |
Toddler | a child 1-3 years |
Toxoid | a toxin that has been treated by heat or chemicals to destroy its harmful properties. it is administered to an individual to prevent and infectious disease by stimulating the production of antibodies in that individual. |
Vaccine | a suspension of attenuated (weakend) or killed MO's admisitered to an individual to prevent an infectious disease by simulating the production of antibodies in that individuals. |
Vertex | the top of the head. |