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Bonewit chap 9
Troy Schultz#30 end of chap 9 terms
Question | Answer |
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adolescent | individual 12 to 18 years old. |
immunity | resistance of the body to the effects of a harmful agent, such as a pathogenic MO and its toxins. |
immunization (active, artificial) | process of becoming immune or of rendering an individual immune through the use of a vaccine or toxoid. |
infant | child from birth to 12 months old |
length (recumbent) | the measurement from the vertex of the head to the heel of the foot in a supine position. |
pediatrician | physician who specializes in the care ad development of children and the Dx and Tx of children diseases. |
pediatrics | the branch of medicine that deals with the care & development of children & the diagnosis & treatment of children's diseases. |
preschool child | child 3 to 6 years old. |
school-age child | child 6 to 12 years old. |
toddler | child 1 to 3 years old |
toxoid | a toxin that has been treated by heat or chemicals to destroy its harmful properties; administered to an individual to prevent an infectious disease by stimulating the production 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. |