| infallibility | The quality or state of being infallible, or exempt from error; inerrability. "Infallibility is the highest perfection of the knowing faculty." (Tillotson) Papal infallibility, the dogma that the pope can not, when acting in his official character of supreme pontiff, err in defining a doctrine of Christian faith or rule of morals, to be held by the church. This was decreed by the Ecumenical Council at the Vatican, July 18. Origin: Cf. F. Infaillibilite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| infallible | 1. Not fallible; not capable of erring; entirely exempt from liability to mistake; unerring; inerrable. 2. Not liable to fail, deceive, or disappoint; indubitable; sure; certain; as, infallible evidence; infallible success; an infallible remedy. "To whom also he showed himself alive, after his passion, by many infallible proofs." (Acts i. 3) 3. Incapable of error in defining doctrines touching faith or morals. See Papal infallibility, under Infallibility. Origin: Pref. In- not + fallible: cf. F. Infallible. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| infamous | 1. Of very bad report; having a reputation of the worst kind; held in abhorrence; guilty of something that exposes to infamy; base; notoriously vile; detestable; as, an infamous traitor; an infamous perjurer. "False errant knight, infamous, and forsworn." (Spenser) 2. Causing or producing infamy; deserving detestation; scandalous to the last degree; as, an infamous act; infamous vices; infamous corruption. 3. Branded with infamy by conviction of a crime; as, at common law, an infamous person can not be a witness. 4. Having a bad name as being the place where an odious crime was committed, or as being associated with something detestable; hence, unlucky; perilous; dangerous. "Infamous woods." "Infamous hills, and sandy perilous wilds." (Milton) "The piny shade More infamous by cursed Lycaon made." (Dryden) Synonym: Detestable, odious, scandalous, disgraceful, base, vile, shameful, ignominious. Origin: Pref. In- not + famous: cf. L. Infamis. See Infamy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| infancy | Babyhood; the earliest period of extrauterine life; roughly, the first year of life. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infant | The child up to 24 months of age. The word infant is from the latin meaning not speaking. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infant behaviour | Any observable response or action of a neonate or infant up through the age of 23 months. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infant botulism | Thought to be the most common form of botulism. Infant botulism may be caused by exposure to the infected bacteria through tainted food (for example honey) containing spores. (27 Sep 1997) |
| infant care | Care of infants in the home or institution. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infant colic | A syndrome in early infancy characterised by episodic loud crying, apparent abdominal pain (legs drawn up and rigid abdomen) and irritability. This common condition occurs in about 1 in 10 babies and lasts from 2-3 weeks of age to 3-4 months. Factors include swallowing air during feedings, overfeeding, parental anxiety and cow's milk allergy. Parents should realize that colic is a benign condition and excessive crying is not harmful to the baby. (27 Sep 1997) |
| infant death | Death of a liveborn infant within the first year. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infant equipment | Equipment and furniture used by infants and babies in the home, car, and play area. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infant food | Food processed and manufactured for the nutritional health of children in their first year of life. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infant Hercules | Term applied to young children with precocious sexual and muscular development due to a virilizing adrenocortical disorder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infant mortality | Perinatal, neonatal, and infant deaths in a given population. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infant mortality rate | The number of children dying under a year of age divided by the number of live births that year. The infant mortality rate in the united states, which was 12.5 per 1,000 live births in 1980, fell to 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 1990. (12 Dec 1998) |