| AA | abdominal aorta; acetic acid; achievement age; active alcoholic; active assistive [range of motion];... |
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| ADEE | age-dependent epileptic encephalopathy |
| AEq | age equivalent |
| AGA | accelerated growth area; allergic granulomatosis and angiitis; American Gastroenterological Associat... |
| AGE | acrylamide gel; acute gastroenteritis; advanced glycation end product; agarose gel electrophoresis; ... |
| Binet age | The age of the normal child with whose intelligence (as measured by the Stanford-Binet scale) the intelligence of the abnormal child corresponds (the profoundly retarded individual functions like a child of 1 to 2 years; the moderately to severely retarded, 3 to 7 years; the borderline to mildly retarded, 8 to 12 years). (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bone age | The stage of development of bone as adjudged by radiography, in contrast to chronologic age. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gestational age | <obstetrics> Foetal age of a newborn, calculated from the number of completed weeks since the first day of the mother's last menstrual period to the date of birth. (27 Sep 1997) |
| maternal age 35 and over | Pregnancy in women 35 or more years of age. It is used for normal pregnancies and for problems of pregnancy occurring in a woman's late reproductive years. These include effects on the mother's physical and mental health as well as risks of perinatal mortality and foetal abnormality. (12 Dec 1998) |
| paternal age | Age of the father. (12 Dec 1998) |
| menstrual age | The age of the conceptus computed from the start of the mother's last menstrual period. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mental age | A measure, expressed in years and months, of a child's measured intelligence relative to age norms as determined by testing with the Stanford-Binet intelligence scale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| childbearing age | The period in a woman's life between puberty and menopause. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chronologic age | The age expressed in years and months; used as a measurement against which to evaluate a child's mental age in computing his Stanford-Binet intelligence quotient. (05 Mar 2000) |
| physical age | The age in terms of structure rather than of function or of passage of time. Synonym: physical age. (05 Mar 2000) |
| physiologic age | Age estimated in terms of function. (05 Mar 2000) |
| small for gestational age | <obstetrics, paediatrics> A weight classification of newborns associated with poor health outcomes, the weight falling below the 10th percentile on the intrauterine growth curve for the infant's calculated gestational age. (27 Sep 1997) |
| developmental age | Age estimated by anatomic development since implantation, the degree of anatomic, physiologic, mental, and emotional maturation. Synonym: foetal age. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infant, small for gestational age | An infant having a birth weight lower than expected for its gestational age. (12 Dec 1998) |
| old age assistance | Financial assistance for the impoverished elderly through public funding of programs, services, and individual income supplements. (12 Dec 1998) |