Infancy to Old age Med Term

  • Palliative: Treatment focused on reducing pain and discomfort without curing the disease.

  • Phototherapy: Using light to treat medical conditions, such as skin diseases or newborn jaundice.

  • Bulimia: An eating disorder where someone overeats and then purges to prevent weight gain.

  • Cleft: A gap, such as in the lip or palate, that is present from birth.

  • Enuresis: Medical term for bedwetting, typically at night.

  • Jaundice: A condition where skin and eyes turn yellow due to high bilirubin in the blood.

  • Pertussis: Also known as whooping cough, a contagious bacterial disease that causes violent coughing.

  • Postmortem: Another term for an autopsy, which is an examination of a body after death to find the cause.

  • Geriatrics: Medical care and treatment of older adults.

  • Apgar: A test given to newborns that checks their heart rate, breathing, and other signs to assess their health right after birth.

  • Bifida: Often associated with spina bifida, a birth defect where the spine doesn't form correctly.

  • Tetralogy of Fallot: A heart condition present at birth that includes four different heart defects.

  • Hypothermia: When the body's temperature drops so low that normal metabolic functions can't occur.

  • Anomaly: Anything that deviates from the normal or expected, especially in physical or medical conditions.

  • Atresia: The absence or abnormal narrowing of an opening or passage in the body.

  • Autism: A developmental condition affecting communication and behavior, making social interactions challenging.

  • Diphtheria: A potentially fatal bacterial infection that mainly affects the throat and airways.

  • Whooping cough: Another name for pertussis, known for causing severe coughing fits.

  • Surfactant: A substance that helps prevent the lungs from collapsing by decreasing the surface tension in the alveoli.

  • Meconium: The first feces of a newborn, composed of materials ingested in the uterus.

  • Pediatrician: A doctor who specializes in treating children.

  • Blue baby: A term for infants who have a blueish skin color due to lack of oxygen.

  • Glomerular filtration rate (GFR): Indicates how well the kidneys are filtering blood.

  • Autopsy: The examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death and the state of health before death.

  • Coma: A deep state of unconsciousness where a person is unresponsive to their environment.