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Published		SectionDocument Title
08/29/2003      (PDF)A & B spells (Apnea and Bradycardia spells)
08/22/2003      (PDF)Abortion
08/22/2003      (PDF)Accreditation
08/22/2003      (PDF)Accu-Check or Chemstrip
08/22/2003      (PDF)Accutane®
08/25/2003      (PDF)Acellular
08/25/2003      (PDF)Acetaminophen
08/25/2003      (PDF)Acne
08/25/2003      (PDF)Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
08/25/2003      (PDF)ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder)
08/25/2003      (PDF)Adhesion
08/25/2003      (PDF)After-birth
08/25/2003      (PDF)Albumin
08/25/2003      (PDF)Allopathic
08/25/2003      (PDF)Alopecia
08/25/2003      (PDF)Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP)
08/25/2003      (PDF)Amennorhea
08/25/2003      (PDF)American Association for Premature Infants (AAPI)
08/25/2003      (PDF)Amniocentesis
08/25/2003      (PDF)Amnion
08/25/2003      (PDF)Amniotic fluid
08/25/2003      (PDF)Amniotomy
08/25/2003      (PDF)Analgesic
08/26/2003      (PDF)Androgens
08/26/2003      (PDF)Anemia
08/26/2003      (PDF)Anencephaly
08/26/2003      (PDF)Anomaly
08/26/2003      (PDF)Anterior
08/26/2003      (PDF)Apgar score
08/26/2003      (PDF)Apnea
08/26/2003      (PDF)Areola
08/26/2003      (PDF)Artificial insemination
08/26/2003      (PDF)Asymptomatic
08/26/2003      (PDF)Autism
08/26/2003      (PDF)Azoospermia
08/26/2003      (PDF)Baby Blues (Post partum depression)
08/25/2003      (PDF)Back labor
08/26/2003      (PDF)Bag and mask
08/26/2003      (PDF)Bag of Waters
08/26/2003      (PDF)Basal body temperature
08/26/2003      (PDF)Bethamethasone
08/26/2003      (PDF)Bilirubin
08/26/2003      (PDF)Biophysical profile
08/26/2003      (PDF)Biopsy
08/26/2003      (PDF)Birth canal
08/25/2003      (PDF)Blastocyst
08/26/2003      (PDF)Blood gas
08/26/2003      (PDF)Bloody show
08/26/2003      (PDF)Bordetella pertussis
08/26/2003      (PDF)Bradycardia
08/26/2003      (PDF)Braxton-Hicks contractions
08/26/2003      (PDF)Breast pump
08/26/2003      (PDF)Breastfeeding
08/26/2003      (PDF)Breech presentation
08/26/2003      (PDF)Bromocryptine
08/26/2003      (PDF)Bronchospasm
03/17/2004      (PDF)Broviac catheter
08/26/2003      (PDF)Caffeine
08/26/2003      (PDF)Cannula
08/25/2003      (PDF)Caput succedaneum (caput)
08/26/2003      (PDF)Carpal tunnel syndrome
08/26/2003      (PDF)Cauterize
08/26/2003      (PDF)Cells
08/26/2003      (PDF)Central venous line
08/26/2003      (PDF)Cephalopelvic disproportion
08/26/2003      (PDF)Cerebral palsy
08/26/2003      (PDF)Certified nurse-midwife
08/26/2003      (PDF)Cervical gel
08/26/2003      (PDF)Cervicitis
08/26/2003      (PDF)Cervix
08/26/2003      (PDF)Cesarean section
08/26/2003      (PDF)Chaplain
08/26/2003      (PDF)Charge nurse
08/25/2003      (PDF)Chicken pox (Varicella)
08/26/2003      (PDF)Chicken pox vaccine
08/26/2003      (PDF)Chlamydia
08/26/2003      (PDF)Chorion
08/25/2003      (PDF)Chorionic villus sampling (CVS)
08/26/2003      (PDF)Chromosomal abnormalities
08/26/2003      (PDF)Chromosome
08/26/2003      (PDF)Circumcision
08/26/2003      (PDF)Cleft lip and palate
08/26/2003      (PDF)Clomiphene
08/26/2003      (PDF)Clostridium tetani
08/26/2003      (PDF)Clubfoot
08/26/2003      (PDF)Cognitive development
08/26/2003      (PDF)Colic
08/26/2003      (PDF)Colostrum
08/26/2003      (PDF)Colposcopy
08/26/2003      (PDF)Congenital
08/26/2003      (PDF)Congenital heart problems
08/25/2003      (PDF)Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
08/26/2003      (PDF)Contraction
08/26/2003      (PDF)Contraction stress test
08/26/2003      (PDF)Cord blood banking
08/26/2003      (PDF)Cord compression
08/26/2003      (PDF)Craniosynostosis
08/26/2003      (PDF)Crit
08/26/2003      (PDF)Crohns disease
08/26/2003      (PDF)Croup
08/26/2003      (PDF)Crowning
08/26/2003      (PDF)Cryotherapy
08/26/2003      (PDF)CT scan
08/26/2003      (PDF)Cyanosis
08/26/2003      (PDF)Cystic fibrosis
08/26/2003      (PDF)Cytomegalovirus
08/25/2003      (PDF)D&C (dilation and curettage)
08/26/2003      (PDF)Dehydration
08/26/2003      (PDF)Delayed development
08/26/2003      (PDF)Delivery room
08/26/2003      (PDF)Developmental pediatrician
08/26/2003      (PDF)Dexamethasone
08/26/2003      (PDF)Diabetes mellitus
08/26/2003      (PDF)Diaphragm
02/18/2009      (PDF)Diaphragmatic hernia
08/26/2003      (PDF)Diarrhea
08/28/2003      (PDF)Diethylstilbestrol (DES)
08/26/2003      (PDF)Dilation
08/26/2003      (PDF)Diptheria
08/26/2003      (PDF)Disabilities
08/26/2003      (PDF)Diuretic
08/26/2003      (PDF)Doppler ultrasound
08/26/2003      (PDF)Doula
08/26/2003      (PDF)Down syndrome
08/26/2003      (PDF)DTaP vaccine
08/26/2003      (PDF)DTP vaccine
08/26/2003      (PDF)Dubowitz Bakkard exam
08/26/2003      (PDF)Due date
08/26/2003      (PDF)Dye
08/26/2003      (PDF)Dystocia
08/26/2003      (PDF)Early intervention program
08/25/2003      (PDF)Echocardiogram ('ECHO')
08/26/2003      (PDF)Eclampsia
08/26/2003      (PDF)Ectopic pregnancy
08/26/2003      (PDF)Eczema
08/25/2003      (PDF)EDD (estimated date of delivery)
08/26/2003      (PDF)Edema
08/25/2003      (PDF)Edwards' syndrome (trisomy 18)
08/26/2003      (PDF)Effacement
08/26/2003      (PDF)Egg
08/26/2003      (PDF)Ejaculate
08/26/2003      (PDF)Electronic fetal monitor
08/26/2003      (PDF)Embryo
08/26/2003      (PDF)Encephalopathy
08/26/2003      (PDF)Endocrine
08/26/2003      (PDF)Endometriosis
08/26/2003      (PDF)Endometrium
08/25/2003      (PDF)Endotracheal tube (ETT or ET tube)
08/26/2003      (PDF)Engagement
08/26/2003      (PDF)Engorgement
08/26/2003      (PDF)Epidermal
08/26/2003      (PDF)Epidural
08/26/2003      (PDF)Epidural block
08/26/2003      (PDF)Episiotomy
08/26/2003      (PDF)Ergotamine
08/26/2003      (PDF)Erythrocyte
08/26/2003      (PDF)Esophageal atresia
08/26/2003      (PDF)Estrogen
08/26/2003      (PDF)Exchange transfusion
08/26/2003      (PDF)External cephalic version
08/07/2009      (PDF)Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
08/26/2003      (PDF)Exubation
08/26/2003      (PDF)Eye patches
08/26/2003      (PDF)Failure to thrive
08/26/2003      (PDF)Fallopian tube
08/26/2003      (PDF)Family practitioner
08/26/2003      (PDF)Febrile seizure
08/25/2003      (PDF)Fetal alcohol effects (FAE)
08/25/2003      (PDF)Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
08/26/2003      (PDF)Fetal distress
08/26/2003      (PDF)Fetal hydantoin syndrome
08/26/2003      (PDF)Fetal monitoring
08/26/2003      (PDF)Fetal presentation
08/26/2003      (PDF)Fetoscopy
08/26/2003      (PDF)Fetus
08/26/2003      (PDF)Film
08/26/2003      (PDF)Floppy infant syndrome
08/26/2003      (PDF)Folic acid
08/26/2003      (PDF)Follow-up clinic
08/26/2003      (PDF)Fontanelle
08/26/2003      (PDF)Footling presentation
08/26/2003      (PDF)Forceps delivery
08/26/2003      (PDF)Formula
08/26/2003      (PDF)Fraternal twins
08/26/2003      (PDF)Full-term
08/26/2003      (PDF)Full-term infant
08/26/2003      (PDF)Fundal height
08/26/2003      (PDF)Fundus
08/26/2003      (PDF)Gamete
08/25/2003      (PDF)Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT)
08/26/2003      (PDF)Gardnerella
08/25/2003      (PDF)Gastroesophageal Reflex (GER)
08/26/2003      (PDF)Gastroschisis
08/26/2003      (PDF)Gavage feeding
08/26/2003      (PDF)Gender differences
08/26/2003      (PDF)Gene
08/26/2003      (PDF)Gene therapy
01/04/2010      (PDF)Genetic counseling
08/26/2003      (PDF)Genetic disorder
08/26/2003      (PDF)Genetic screening
08/26/2003      (PDF)Gestation
08/26/2003      (PDF)Gestational age
08/26/2003      (PDF)Gestational age assessment
08/26/2003      (PDF)Gestational diabetes
08/26/2003      (PDF)Gonadotropins
08/26/2003      (PDF)Grantly Dick-Reed method
08/26/2003      (PDF)Grasping reflex
08/26/2003      (PDF)Gravida
08/26/2003      (PDF)Group B strep
08/26/2003      (PDF)Growing pains
08/26/2003      (PDF)Habitual abortion
08/25/2003      (PDF)Haemophilus Influenza type B (Hib)
08/26/2003      (PDF)Handedness
08/26/2003      (PDF)Hearing screen
08/26/2003      (PDF)Heart murmur
08/26/2003      (PDF)Heel stick
08/26/2003      (PDF)Hemoglobin
08/26/2003      (PDF)Hemolytic disease of the newborn
08/26/2003      (PDF)Hemophilia
08/26/2003      (PDF)Hemorrhoid
08/26/2003      (PDF)Hepatitis B
08/26/2003      (PDF)Hepatitis B vaccine
08/26/2003      (PDF)Hernia
08/26/2003      (PDF)Hib vaccine
08/26/2003      (PDF)High frequency ventilation
08/26/2003      (PDF)High-risk pregnancy
08/26/2003      (PDF)Hirschsprungs disease
08/26/2003      (PDF)Home uterine monitoring
08/26/2003      (PDF)Hormone
08/25/2003      (PDF)Human Chorionic Gondotrophin (hCG)
08/25/2003      (PDF)Human menopausal gonadotropins (hMG)
08/25/2003      (PDF)Hyaline membrane disease (HMD)
08/26/2003      (PDF)Hydrocele
08/26/2003      (PDF)Hydrocephalus
08/26/2003      (PDF)Hymen
08/26/2003      (PDF)Hyperalimentation
08/26/2003      (PDF)Hyperbilirubinemia
08/28/2003      (PDF)Hyperglycemia
08/26/2003      (PDF)Hypertension
08/26/2003      (PDF)Hypocalcemia
08/26/2003      (PDF)Hypospadias
08/27/2003      (PDF)Hypothyroidism
08/27/2003      (PDF)Hypovolemia
08/22/2003      (PDF)Hypoxemia
08/22/2003      (PDF)Hysterectomy
08/27/2003      (PDF)Ibuprofen
08/27/2003      (PDF)Identical twins
08/27/2003      (PDF)Ileal perforation
08/27/2003      (PDF)Ileostomy
08/27/2003      (PDF)Immune system
08/27/2003      (PDF)Immunization
08/27/2003      (PDF)Impetigo
08/27/2003      (PDF)Implantation
08/27/2003      (PDF)In utero
08/27/2003      (PDF)In utero surgery
08/25/2003      (PDF)In vitro fertilization (IVF)
08/27/2003      (PDF)Incompetent cervix
08/27/2003      (PDF)Incubator
08/27/2003      (PDF)Indomethacin
08/27/2003      (PDF)Induction
08/27/2003      (PDF)Infant
08/27/2003      (PDF)Infant mortality rate
08/25/2003      (PDF)Infant of a diabetic mother (IDM)
08/27/2003      (PDF)Infertility
08/25/2003      (PDF)Intensive care unit (ICU)
08/27/2003      (PDF)Intestinal atresia
08/27/2003      (PDF)Intestinal stenosis
08/27/2003      (PDF)Intracranial hemorrhage
08/25/2003      (PDF)Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
08/27/2003      (PDF)Intrapartal care
08/27/2003      (PDF)Intrauterine
08/25/2003      (PDF)Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR)
08/25/2003      (PDF)Intravenous (IV)
08/25/2003      (PDF)Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH)
08/27/2003      (PDF)Isolette
08/27/2003      (PDF)Isotopes
08/25/2003      (PDF)IUPC (intrauterine pressure catheter)
08/27/2003      (PDF)Jaundice
08/27/2003      (PDF)Kangaroo care
08/27/2003      (PDF)Karyotype
08/27/2003      (PDF)Kernicterus
08/27/2003      (PDF)Kilogram
08/27/2003      (PDF)Labor
08/27/2003      (PDF)Lactation
08/27/2003      (PDF)Lactation specialists
08/27/2003      (PDF)Lamaze
08/27/2003      (PDF)Lanugo
08/25/2003      (PDF)Large for gestational age (LGA)
08/27/2003      (PDF)Lasix
08/27/2003      (PDF)Lay midwife
08/27/2003      (PDF)Lead wires
08/27/2003      (PDF)Leg cramps
08/27/2003      (PDF)Let down reflex
08/27/2003      (PDF)Level II NICU
08/27/2003      (PDF)Level III NICU
08/27/2003      (PDF)Licensure
08/27/2003      (PDF)Ligation
08/27/2003      (PDF)Lightening
08/27/2003      (PDF)Lithium
08/27/2003      (PDF)Lochia
08/27/2003      (PDF)Low birth weight
08/27/2003      (PDF)Low lying placenta
08/27/2003      (PDF)Lupus anticoagulant
08/27/2003      (PDF)Lupus erythematosus
08/27/2003      (PDF)Macroglossia
08/27/2003      (PDF)Magnesium
08/27/2003      (PDF)Magnesium Sulfate
08/27/2003      (PDF)Malrotation of the intestine
08/27/2003      (PDF)Maternal mortality rate
08/25/2003      (PDF)Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine
08/27/2003      (PDF)Meconium
08/27/2003      (PDF)Microcephaly
08/27/2003      (PDF)Micrognathia
08/27/2003      (PDF)Micromelia
08/27/2003      (PDF)Midwife
08/27/2003      (PDF)Milia
08/28/2003      (PDF)Miscarriage
08/28/2003      (PDF)Molar Pregnancy
08/28/2003      (PDF)Molding
08/28/2003      (PDF)Mongolian Spot
08/28/2003      (PDF)Monitor
08/28/2003      (PDF)Morning sickness
07/10/2006      (PDF)Moro reflex
08/28/2003      (PDF)Mucus plug
08/28/2003      (PDF)Multigravida
08/28/2003      (PDF)Multipara
08/28/2003      (PDF)Multiple birth
08/28/2003      (PDF)Multiple gestation
08/28/2003      (PDF)Myopia
08/28/2003      (PDF)Nasal cannula
08/25/2003      (PDF)Nasogastric tube (NG tube)
08/28/2003      (PDF)Natural childbirth
08/28/2003      (PDF)Naturopath
08/25/2003      (PDF)Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
08/28/2003      (PDF)Neomycin
08/25/2003      (PDF)Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
08/28/2003      (PDF)Neonatal nurse practitioner
08/28/2003      (PDF)Neonate
08/28/2003      (PDF)Neonatologist
08/28/2003      (PDF)Neural tube
08/28/2003      (PDF)Nevus
08/28/2003      (PDF)Nevus flammeus
08/28/2003      (PDF)NICU staff nurse
08/28/2003      (PDF)Occupational therapist
08/28/2003      (PDF)OFC or occipitofrontal circumference
08/28/2003      (PDF)Oligohydramnious
08/28/2003      (PDF)Omphalocele
08/28/2003      (PDF)Oximeter
08/28/2003      (PDF)Oxygen
08/28/2003      (PDF)Oxygen analyzer
08/28/2003      (PDF)Packed cells
08/28/2003      (PDF)Packed red blood cells
08/25/2003      (PDF)Parenteral nutrition (hyperalimentation)
08/25/2003      (PDF)Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
08/28/2003      (PDF)Pediatrician
08/25/2003      (PDF)Percutaneous umbilical blood sampling (PUBS)
08/28/2003      (PDF)Perfusion
08/28/2003      (PDF)Perinatal
08/28/2003      (PDF)Perinatologist
08/28/2003      (PDF)Periodic breathing
08/25/2003      (PDF)Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL)
08/28/2003      (PDF)Persistent fetal circulation
08/28/2003      (PDF)Pertussis
08/28/2003      (PDF)Phenylketonuria
08/28/2003      (PDF)Phototherapy
08/28/2003      (PDF)Pitocin®
08/28/2003      (PDF)Pituitary gland
08/28/2003      (PDF)Placenta
08/28/2003      (PDF)Placenta accreta
08/28/2003      (PDF)Placenta previa
08/28/2003      (PDF)Pneumogram
08/28/2003      (PDF)Polio
08/28/2003      (PDF)Polio Vaccine
08/28/2003      (PDF)Polyhydramnios
08/28/2003      (PDF)Polyp
08/28/2003      (PDF)Post partum
08/28/2003      (PDF)Postnatal care
08/28/2003      (PDF)Postpartum depression
08/28/2003      (PDF)Pre-eclampsia
08/25/2003      (PDF)Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH)
08/28/2003      (PDF)Premature baby
08/28/2003      (PDF)Premature labor
08/28/2003      (PDF)Premature rupture of the membranes
08/28/2003      (PDF)Prenatal care
08/28/2003      (PDF)Prenatal tests
08/28/2003      (PDF)Preterm labor
08/28/2003      (PDF)Primapara
08/28/2003      (PDF)Primary teeth
08/28/2003      (PDF)Primigravida
08/28/2003      (PDF)Progesterone
08/28/2003      (PDF)Prolactin
08/28/2003      (PDF)Prolapsed cord
08/28/2003      (PDF)Prolonged labor
08/28/2003      (PDF)Prongs
08/28/2003      (PDF)Prostaglandins
08/25/2003      (PDF)Prozac®
08/28/2003      (PDF)Puerperium
08/28/2003      (PDF)Pyloric stenosis
08/28/2003      (PDF)Quickening
08/28/2003      (PDF)Racial differences affecting health
08/28/2003      (PDF)Reproductive endocrinologist
08/25/2003      (PDF)Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)
08/25/2003      (PDF)Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
08/28/2003      (PDF)Reticulocyte count
08/25/2003      (PDF)Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
06/06/2005      (PDF)Retrolental fibroplasia (RLF)
08/28/2003      (PDF)Rh incompatibility
08/28/2003      (PDF)Room air
08/28/2003      (PDF)Rooming-in
08/28/2003      (PDF)Rooting reflex
08/28/2003      (PDF)Roseola infantum
08/28/2003      (PDF)Rubella
08/28/2003      (PDF)Salpingectomy
08/28/2003      (PDF)Salpingitis
08/28/2003      (PDF)Sats
08/28/2003      (PDF)Separation anxiety
06/06/2005      (PDF)SIDS (Sudden infant death syndrome)
08/28/2003      (PDF)Singleton
08/25/2003      (PDF)Small for gestational age (SGA)
08/28/2003      (PDF)Social worker
08/28/2003      (PDF)Solids
08/28/2003      (PDF)Sonogram
08/28/2003      (PDF)Spina Bifida
08/28/2003      (PDF)Step-down unit
08/28/2003      (PDF)Stepping reflex
08/28/2003      (PDF)Stillbirth
08/28/2003      (PDF)Stranger anxiety
08/28/2003      (PDF)Stretch marks
08/28/2003      (PDF)Surfactant
08/28/2003      (PDF)Synchronized ventilation
08/28/2003      (PDF)Synchronizer
08/28/2003      (PDF)Temperature probe
08/28/2003      (PDF)Terbutaline
08/28/2003      (PDF)Tertiary
08/28/2003      (PDF)Thrush
08/28/2003      (PDF)Tocolytic
08/28/2003      (PDF)Tonic neck reflex
08/28/2003      (PDF)Toxoplasmosis
08/28/2003      (PDF)Tracheoesophageal fistula
08/28/2003      (PDF)Transfusion
08/25/2003      (PDF)Transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTNB)
08/28/2003      (PDF)Transverse lie
08/28/2003      (PDF)Trimester
08/28/2003      (PDF)Tuberculosis
08/28/2003      (PDF)Tylenol®
08/28/2003      (PDF)Ultrasound
08/25/2003      (PDF)Umbilical arterial catheter (UAC)
08/28/2003      (PDF)Umbilical cord
08/28/2003      (PDF)Umbilical hernia
08/25/2003      (PDF)Umbilical venous catheter (UVC)
08/28/2003      (PDF)Umbilicus
08/28/2003      (PDF)Uterus
08/28/2003      (PDF)Vaccine
08/28/2003      (PDF)Vacuum extraction
08/28/2003      (PDF)Vaginal birth
08/25/2003      (PDF)Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)
08/28/2003      (PDF)Varicella
08/28/2003      (PDF)Varicose veins
08/28/2003      (PDF)Ventilator
08/28/2003      (PDF)Vernix
08/28/2003      (PDF)Vertex presentation
08/25/2003      (PDF)Very low birth weight (VLBW)
08/28/2003      (PDF)Viable
08/28/2003      (PDF)Vital signs monitor
08/28/2003      (PDF)Warmer
08/28/2003      (PDF)Web
08/28/2003      (PDF)Well-child care
08/28/2003      (PDF)Whooping cough
08/28/2003      (PDF)Zygote
This is Children's Glossary of Medical Terms - and much more. You'll find the basic definitions and, for many medical subjects, a larger medical context written by an experienced Children's pediatrician. All the definitions are in an easy-to-print format.

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