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Infant mortality
Infant mortality The death of an infant during the first year of life.
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Death
1. The end of life. The cessation of life. (These common definitions of death ultimately depend upon the definition of life, upon which there is no consensus.) 2. The permanent cessation of all vital bodily functions. (This definition depends upon the definition of "vital bodily functions.") See: Vital bodily functions. 3. The common law standard for determining death is the cessation of all vital functions, traditionally demonstrated by "an absence of spontaneous respiratory and cardiac functions." 4. The uniform determination of death.
Infant
A child under a year of age.
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Infancy
Babyhood; the period of development between birth and the beginning of early childhood between the ages of two and three years.
Infant
A child under a year of age.
Infantilism
The paraphilia of impersonating an infant and being treated as one by the partner; one of the stigmatic/eligibilic paraphilias. Synonym, autonepiophilia.
Infants feverall
Infants feverall is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): acetaminophen.
Infarct
A localized area of ischemic necrosis produced by the occlusion of the blood vessels - either arterial supply or venous drainage.
Infarction
Tissue death due to lack of oxygen-rich blood.
Infasurf preservative free
Infasurf preservative free is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): calfactant.
Infatuation
Foolish and extravagant passion, especially as applied to a love affair that does not meet with family or local community or religious approval, and does not conform to customary criteria of a well arranged marriage.
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In utero surgery
Surgery done in the uterus to correct an abnormality in a fetus.
Incompetent cervix
When the muscles of the cervix are too weak to hold a baby through pregnancy. A stitch may be placed at the opening of the cervix to hold it together. See cerclage.
Incubator
A box-like apparatus in which premature babies are kept at constant and suitable temperature.
Individualized family service plan (IFSP)
A group of services available for families with a child under the age of 2 who has a disability or chronic illness.
Infant
A child under a year of age.
Infant mortality
Injection
Medication which is put into the body via a syringe and a needle.
Intensive care unit
A department of a hospital where an individual can be constantly and closely monitored.
Intrapartal care
Care for a pregnant woman through labor.
Intrauterine device
A small engineered piece of plastic or metal placed in a woman's uterus to prevent fertilization.
Intrauterine growth retardation
Slow growth of a fetus in the womb possibly resulting in a low birth weight baby.
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