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Chapter 10
CA
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pregnancy | The development of one or more fetus in a women's uterus. |
| Stillbirth | When the fetus dies in the women's uterus. |
| Smoking | When a substance is burnt and the smoke is breathed in and inhaled. |
| Low Birth Weight | When a new born infant's birth weight is less then 2,500 g (5 pounds 8 ounces). |
| Pre-term Delivery | When a baby is less then 37 gestational age and referred to a "preemie". |
| Cessation | The process of ending or being brought to an end. |
| Fetal Growth | The fetus' growth while developing in the women's uterus. |
| Small for Gestational Age | When babies are smaller in size than normal for gestational age. |
| Prevention | When stopping something from happening. |
| Mortality | The state of death. |
| Nutrition | The process of providing the proper food for health. |
| Malnutrition | Condition when not eating the right food and causing health problems. |
| Vitamin A | Helps maintain healthy vital organs and strengthens the immune system. |
| Iodine | The chemical element of an atomic number and creates thyroid hormone. |
| Iron | A component in a diet and helps with cell growth and differentiation. |
| Sleep Disturbance | When sleeping and something disturbs the sleep pattern and wakes the person up. |
| Tobacco | A plant with nicotine in the genes, which people smoke or chew. |
| Cigarette | A thin cylinder of tobacco rolled in paper to smoke. |
| Testicular cancer | A growth that arises from a glandular cell in the testis. |
| Perinatal Death | Death of a fetus or neonate. |