| grateful med | A microcomputer-based software package providing a user-friendly interface to the medlars system of the national library of medicine. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| paris | <botany> A plant common in Europe (Paris quadrifolia); herb Paris; truelove. It has been used as a narcotic. It much resembles the American genus Trillium, but has usually four leaves and a tetramerous flower. Origin: From Paris, the son of Priam. The chief city of France. Paris green. <chemistry> See Green, Paris white, purified chalk used as a pigment; whiting; Spanish white. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Paris green | Cupric acetoarsenite, used as an insecticide and as a pigment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Paris line | A unit of microscopic measurement as used in Kolliker's Mikroskopische Anatomie; it was equal to 0.0888138 of an inch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Paris yellow | A fine yellow powder used in paints and dyes. Synonym: lead chromate, Leipzig yellow, lemon yellow, Paris yellow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plaster of Paris disease | Atrophy of bone in a limb which has been encased for some time in a plaster of Paris splint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| rate, infant mortality | 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) |
| Cattell Infant Intelligence Scale | A standardised scale for assessment of the cognitive development of infants between the ages of 3 and 30 months. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mortality rate, infant | 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) |
| postmature infant | A baby born 1 week (7 days) or more after the usual 9 months (280 days) of gestation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| post-term infant | A baby born 2 weeks (14 days) or more after the usual 9 months (280 days) of gestation, as calculated from the last menstrual period (lmp). This is an important calculation, since, if delivery is delayed 3 weeks beyond term, the infant mortality rate skyrockets to 3 times normal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| preterm infant | An infant with gestational age of less than 37 completed weeks (259 completed days). (05 Mar 2000) |
| stillborn infant | An infant who shows no evidence of life after birth. Compare: liveborn infant. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sudden infant death | The abrupt and unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant under one year of age, remaining unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the clinical history. (expert panel of the national institute of child health and human development in paediatric pathology, v.11, no.5, sept-oct 1991, p681) (12 Dec 1998) |