age-structured model |
<epidemiology> A mathematical model which take into consideration the division of the host population into different age classes. Such models can used to consider the consequences of such factors as age-dependent infection, morbidity or mortality rates or of age-specific vaccination schedules.
(05 Dec 1998) |
anatomical age |
The age in terms of structure rather than of function or of passage of time.
Synonym: physical age.
(05 Mar 2000) |
basal age |
The highest mental age level of the Stanford-Binet intelligence scale at which all items are passed.
(05 Mar 2000) |
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) |
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) |
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) |