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Chapter 9
The Pediatrics Examination
Question | Answer |
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An individual 12 to 18 years old. | Adolescent |
The resistance of the body to the effects of a harmful agent, such as a pathogenic microorganism and its toxins. | Immunity |
The process of becoming immune or of rendering an individual immune through the use of a vaccine or toxoid. | Immunization(active, artificial) |
A child from birth to 12 months old. | Infant |
The measurement from the vertex of the head to the heel of the foot in a supine position. | Length(recumbant) |
A physician who specializes in the care and development of children and the diagnosis and the treatment of children's disease. | Pediatrician |
The branch of medicine that deals with the care and development of children and the diagnosis and treatment of children's diseases. | Pediatrics |
A child from 3 to 6 years old | Preschool child |
A child form 6 to 12 years old | School-age child |
A child for 1 to 3 years old | Toddler |
A toxin that has been treated by heat or chemicals to destroy its harmful properties, administered to an individual to prevent and infection by stimulating the production of antibodies in that individual. | Toxoid |
A suspension of attenuated(weakened) or killed microorganisms administered to an individual to prevent an infection by stimulating the production of antibodies in that individual. | Vaccine |
The top of the head | Vertex |