| 영문 | infant | 한글 | 영아, 유아, 젖먹이 |
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| 설명 | 신생아를 포함해 출생 후 1년까지의 어린이를 말하며 이 기간을 영아기라 부른다. 신체발육 및 운동기능의 발달이 매우 활발한 시기이다. 이 시기는 신생아 때부터 계속해서 환경에 적응해 가는 중요한 시기이다. 젖니가 나오며 면역기능의 활성화, 반사의 소실과 수의운동의 발달, 감각(시각, 청각, 촉각) 기능의 발달, 체중과 키의 증가를 확인할 수 있다. 체중은 3개월에 2배, 1년엔 3배가 되며, 키는 1년에 약 27cm 자란다. |
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| 영문 | sudden infant death syndrome | 한글 | 영아급사증후군 |
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| 설명 | 한 살 이하의 건강한 아기가 아무런 조짐이나 원인 없이 갑자기 사망했을 경우에 내리는 진단이다. 이 증후군은 생후 1~4개월 사이에 가장 많이 발생하며, 대부분 밤 10시에서 오전 10시 사이에 발생한다. 조산하거나 부모가 흡연자일 경우, 20세 이하 산모의 초산, 임신전 건강관리에 소홀한 산모에게서 태어난 영아에게서 많이 발생한다. 이 증후군으로 사망한 영아의 형제일 경우 일반적인 영아보다 걸릴 확률이 높은 것으로 알려져 있다. |
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| OHI | Occupational Health Institute; operative hypertension indicator; oral hygiene index; Oral Hygiene In... |
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| COLD | Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease |
| COWS | Cold Opposite, Warm Same |
| PCH | Paroxysmal Cold Hemoglobinuria |
| ACU | acquired cold urticaria; acute care unit; agar colony-forming unit; ambulatory care unit |
| 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) |
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| 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, low birth weight | An infant having a birth weight of 2500 gm. (5.5 lb.) or less but infant, very low birth weight is available for infants having a birth weight of 1500 grams (3.3 lb.) or less. (12 Dec 1998) |
| 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) |
| infant, newborn | An infant during the first month after birth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infant, newborn, diseases | Diseases of newborn infants present at birth (congenital) or developing within the first month of birth. It does not include hereditary diseases not manifesting at birth or within the first 30 days of life nor does it include inborn errors of metabolism. Both hereditary diseases and metabolism, inborn errors are available as general concepts. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infant nutrition | Nutrition of children from birth to 2 years of age. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infant nutrition disorders | Malnutrition, occurring in infants ages 1 month to 24 months, which is due to insufficient intake of food, dietary nutrients, or a pathophysiologic condition which prevents the absorption and utilization of food. Growth and development are markedly affected. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infant, postmature | An infant born at or after 42 weeks of gestation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infant, premature | An infant born before 38 weeks of gestation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infant, small for gestational age | An infant having a birth weight lower than expected for its gestational age. (12 Dec 1998) |