CHILD syndrome |
<syndrome> Congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform erythroderma and limb defects. (05 Mar 2000) |
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child welfare |
Organised efforts by communities or organizations to improve the health and well-being of the child. (12 Dec 1998) |
child, abandoned |
A child who is deserted by parents or parent substitutes without regard for its future care. (12 Dec 1998) |
child, exceptional |
A child who deviates from the average in mental, physical, or social characteristics to such an extent that he requires a modification of services in order to develop his maximum potential. (12 Dec 1998) |
child, gifted |
A child whose intelligence is in the upper two percent of the total population of his age. A gifted child is a child having outstanding ability in any respect. (12 Dec 1998) |
child, hospitalised |
Child hospitalised for short term care. (12 Dec 1998) |
child, institutionalised |
The normal or defective child who is being cared for in an institution either because he is homeless or requires special care. (12 Dec 1998) |
child, preschool |
A child between the ages of 2 and 5. (12 Dec 1998) |
child, unwanted |
The child who is not wanted by one or both parents. (12 Dec 1998) |
childbearing |
Pregnancy and parturition. (05 Mar 2000) |
childbearing age |
The period in a woman's life between puberty and menopause. (05 Mar 2000) |
childbed fever |
Postpartum sepsis with a rise in fever after the first 24 hours following delivery, but before the eleventh postpartum day. Synonym: childbed fever, puerperal sepsis. (05 Mar 2000) |
childbirth |
The process of labour and delivery in the birth of a child. See: birth, accouchement. Synonym: parturition. (05 Mar 2000) |
childhood |
The period of life between infancy and puberty. (05 Mar 2000) |
childhood absence epilepsy |
A generalised epilepsy syndrome characterised by the onset of absence seizures in childhood, typically at age six or seven years. There is a strong genetic predisposition and girls are affected more often than boys. EEG reveals generalised 3 Hz spike-wave activity on a normal background. Prognosis for remission is good if the patient does not also have generalised tonic-clonic seizures. See: absence. Synonym: petit mal epilepsy, pyknolepsy. (05 Mar 2000) |