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Chapter 17
Human Development
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apgar score | rating of newborns activity pulse grimace appeaerance and respiration |
| breech | birth canal position with feet or butt first |
| c section | surgical removal of fetus thru ab |
| embryo | fertilized ovum until about 10 weeks of gestation |
| euthanasia | assisting in suicide or putting a person with incurable or painful disease to death |
| fertilization | union of egg cell with sperm |
| fetus | developing product of concetpion from 8 weeks to birth |
| geriatric | relating to old age |
| gerontology | medical specialty that diagnoses and treats disorders of old age |
| gestation | period of fetal development from fertilization until delivery |
| implant | to attach to lining of uterus in first stage of pregnancy |
| labor | process of expelling fetus and placenta from uterus |
| neonate | infant under 4 weeks old |
| neonatology | medical specialty that dignoses and treats disorders of neonates |
| obstetrics | medical specialty that guides women thruout fertilization pregnancy and birth |
| pediatrics | medical specialty that diagnoses and treats disorders in children from infancy thru adolenscence |
| genetics | science of bilogical inheritance |
| in utero | within uterus unborn |
| premature | born before 37 weeks of gestation |
| preventive medicine | medical specialty concerned with preventing disease |
| sids | death of infant usually while sleeping of unknown cause |
| fetus | development of all body systems that are present at birth |
| neonate | adjustment to life outside uterus |
| infancy (1 yr) | many phsical and emotional developmental strides |
| toddler (1-3) | walking talking and becoming somewhat independent from caretakers |
| child hood (3-puberty) | cognitive and physical development usually includes schooling |
| puberty (8-12) | development of secondary sex characteristics |
| adolescence (puberty - full physical maturity) | physical maturation and often psychological separation from family leading to independence |
| young adulthood (20-39) | period of establishment of adult work and lifestyle situations |
| middle adulthood (40-59) | often stressfull period of continued career and family development |
| old age (60 +) | period of dimishing physical and sometimes mental faculities |
| oldest age (90+) | period of late life often with many physical and emotional difficulties |
| death (end of life) | cessation of cardio respiratory and nerous system |
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