| adolescent | <paediatrics> An individual during the period of adolescence. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| adolescent albuminuria | Functional albuminuria occurring at about the time of puberty; it is usually cyclic or orthostatic albuminuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adolescent behaviour | Any observable response or action of an adolescent. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adolescent crisis | The emotional turmoil often accompanying adolescence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adolescent health services | Organised services to provide health care to adolescents, ages ranging from 13 through 18 years. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adolescent, hospitalised | Adolescent hospitalised for short term care. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adolescent, institutionalised | Adolescent placed in institutions on a long term basis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adolescent medicine | A branch of medicine pertaining to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases occurring during the period beginning with puberty until the cessation of somatic growth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adolescent nutrition | Nutrition of children aged 13-18 years. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adolescent psychiatry | The medical science that deals with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders in individuals 13-18 years. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adolescent psychology | Field of psychology concerned with the normal and abnormal behaviour of adolescents. It includes mental processes as well as observable responses. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adolescent round back | Osteochondrosis of the vertebral epiphyses in children. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Bayley Scales of Infant Development | A psychological test used to measure the developmental progress of infants over the first two and one-half years of life; consists of three scales: mental, motor, and behaviour record. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bone development | Gross development of bones from foetus to adult. It includes osteogenesis, which is restricted to formation and development of bone from the undifferentiated cells of the germ layers of the embryo. It does not include osseointegration. (12 Dec 1998) |
| maxillofacial development | The process of growth and differentiation of the jaws and face. (12 Dec 1998) |