Pediatrics Glossary

Bluish discoloration of the hands and feet in newborns, typically benign and self-resolving.

Characteristic facial appearance in children with chronic mouth breathing due to enlarged adenoids, featuring an elongat...

An episode in an infant characterized by apnea, color change, marked change in muscle tone, choking, or gagging that is...

Preventive counseling provided to parents about expected developmental changes and safety issues.

A standardized assessment of newborn health measured at 1 and 5 minutes after birth.

Progressive inflammatory condition causing obstruction or absence of bile ducts in newborns.

A chronic lung disease that develops in premature infants who have received mechanical ventilation and oxygen therapy, c...

Viral infection of the small airways in the lungs, most common in infants under 2 years.

A chronic lung condition affecting premature infants who required mechanical ventilation, characterized by ongoing oxyge...

Endoscopic examination of airways using a flexible or rigid scope to visualize the trachea, bronchi, and collect specime...

A brief episode in an infant younger than 1 year that is unexplained after appropriate history and physical examination,...

A group of permanent movement and posture disorders caused by non-progressive brain injury or malformation that occurs d...

A congenital blockage of the nasal passages that can cause severe respiratory distress in newborns who are obligate nose...

Narrowing of the posterior nasal passages where the nose connects to the throat, causing breathing difficulties in newbo...

Congenital deformity where the foot is turned inward and downward, requiring orthopedic intervention.

Excessive crying in otherwise healthy infants, typically occurring in the first few months of life.

Group of inherited disorders affecting adrenal hormone production, most commonly causing deficiency of cortisol and aldo...

Structural or functional abnormality present at birth, also known as a birth defect.

A birth defect where abdominal organs herniate into the chest cavity through a diaphragmatic defect, causing respiratory...

A condition present at birth where the thyroid gland produces insufficient thyroid hormone, requiring early detection an...

The age a premature infant would be if they had been born at full term, calculated by subtracting the weeks of prematuri...

Premature fusion of skull sutures in infants, potentially affecting brain growth and requiring surgical intervention.

Congenital condition where one or both testes fail to descend into the scrotum.

Protein that functions as a chloride channel; mutations in its gene cause cystic fibrosis by disrupting normal salt and...