Medical Dictionary Definitions A-Z List
Medical Dictionary Definitions A - Z - «N»:
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Neonatal
Neonatal: Pertaining to the newborn period which, by
convention,
is the first four weeks after birth. ...
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Neonatal chloramphenicol toxicity
Neonatal chloramphenicol toxicity: See: Gray baby syndrome....
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Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia
Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia: Elevation of the bilirubin level in the blood of the newborn, which results in yellowish
staining of the skin and whites of the newborn's eyes
(sclerae) by pigment of bile (bilirubin). In newborn
babies a degree of jaundice is normal. It is due to the
breakdown of...
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Neonatal intensive care unit
Neonatal intensive care unit: An intensive care unit designed for premature and ill newborn babies. Abbreviated NICU. Also called a newborn intensive care unit....
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Neonatal jaundice
Neonatal jaundice: Yellowish
staining of the skin and whites of the newborn's eyes
(sclerae) by pigment of bile (bilirubin). In newborn
babies a degree of jaundice is normal. It is due to the
breakdown of red blood cells (which release bilirubin into
the blood) and to the immaturity of the ...
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Neonatal lupus
Neonatal lupus: A lupus-like disease in a baby due to the transfer through the placenta of lupus antibodies from the mother who has lupus to the fetus. (By lupus here is meant SLE -- systemic lupus erythematosus.)
Neonatal lupus can cause a decrease in red cells (anemia), white blood cells and plate...
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Neonatal mortality rate
Neonatal mortality rate: The number of children dying
under 28 days of age divided by the number of live births that year. The neonatal
mortality rate in the United States, which was 8.4 per 1,000 live births in 1980, declined
to 5.8 per 1,000 live births in 1990....
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Neonatal sepsis
Neonatal sepsis: A serious blood
bacterial infection in an infant less than 4 weeks of
age. Babies with sepsis may be listless, overly sleepy,
floppy, weak, and very pale. ...
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Neonate
Neonate: A newborn baby. ...
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Neonatologist
Neonatologist: A specialist in the care of the newborn. ...
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Neonatology
Neonatology: The art and science of caring medically for the
newborn. ...
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Neophobia
Neophobia: Fear of anything new, of innovation, an irrational fear of new situations, places, or things. In animal behavior, neophobia refers to the tendency of an animal to avoid or retreat from an unfamiliar object or situation.
All phobias are unreasonable sorts of fear that can cause avoidan...
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Neoplasia
Neoplasia: The process of abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells. The product of neoplasia is a neoplasm (a tumor)....
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Neoplasm
Neoplasm: A tumor. An abnormal growth of tissue. The word neoplasm is not synonymous with cancer. A neoplasm may be benign or malignant.
The word neoplasm literally means a new growth, from the Greek neo-, new + plasma, that which is formed, or a growth = a new growth....
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Neoplastic
Neoplastic: Pertaining to a neoplasm or neoplasia. See those terms for more information....
