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- A & B (apnea and bradycardia)
- ABO incompatibility
- ABO hemolytic disease of the newborn
- ACPS (acrocephalopolysyndactyly)
- acne neonatorum
- acrocephaly
- acrocephalic
- acrocephalosyndactyly
- acrocephalopolysyndactyly (ACPS)
- adiponecrosis subcutanea neonatorum
- adjusted gestational age
- AENNS (Albert Einstein Neonatal Developmental Scale)
- AFP (alpha-fetoprotein)
- AGA (appropriate for gestational age)
- AIHA (autoimmune hemolytic anemia)
- alar flaring
- Albert Einstein Neonatal Developmental Scale (AENNS)
- Alimentum ™
- alobar holoprosencephaly
- alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
- alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
- aminophylline
- amnionic band syndrome
- ampicillin and gentamicin ("amp&gent")
- anencephaly
- aneuploidy
- aniridia
- Apgar score
- APIB (Assessment of Preterm Infant's Behavior)
- apnea and bradycardia (A & B)
- apnea neonatorum
- apnea of prematurity
- appropriate for gestational age (AGA)
- Apt test
- arachnodactyly
- arrhinencephaly
- Arnold-Chiari deformity
- Arnold-Chiari malformation
- Arnold-Chiari syndrome
- ASD (atrioventricular septal defect)
- ASD (atrioseptal defect)
- atrioseptal defect (ASD)
- atrioventricular septal defect (ASD)
- autosome
- Babinski reflex
- BABYbird II respirator
- BABYbird II ventilator
- Babyflex ventilator
- BAER test (brain stem auditory-evoked response)
- bag-and-mask ventilation
- Bair Hugger® warmer blanket - Augustine Medical, Inc.
- Barlow maneuver
- barotrauma
- base excess
- Bear Cub® infant ventilator - Bear Medical Systems, Inc.
- Bear NUM-1 tidal volume monitor
- Bear respirator
- Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
- beractant
- bile plug syndrome
- Biliblanket
- BiliChek™
- bilirubin
- Blackfan-Diamond
- Blalock-Taussig shunt
- blink reflex
- BNBAS (Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale)
- BPD (bronchopulmonary dysplasia)
- Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (BNBAS)
- brephoplastic
- bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)
- bronze baby syndrome
- brown baby syndrome
- Brushfield spots
- Byler disease
- café au lait spots
- caffeine
- caffeine citrate
- caput succedaneum
- cardiac apnea monitor
- Caroli disease
- cat cry syndrome (cri du chat)
- CBG (cord blood gases)
- CDP (continuous distending pressure)
- central apnea
- cephalhematoma
- cerebral palsy (CP)
- chest physiotherapy
- choanal atresia
- cholesterol ester storage disease
- chorioangiosis
- circumoral cyanosis
- circumcision
- cleft lip
- cleft palate
- clubfeet
- clubfoot
- CMV (cytomegalovirus)
- coarctation of the aorta
- colfosceril
- colostrum
- congenital
- congenital hypoplastic anemia
- continuous descending pressure (CDP)
- continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
- continuous venovenous hemodialysis (CVVHD)
- Cooley anemia
- Coombs test
- cord blood gases (CBG)
- cordocentesis
- coxsackievirus
- CP (cerebral palsy)
- CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure)
- craniorrhachischisis
- craniosynostosis
- Cranley Maternal-Fetal Attachment Scale
- cri du chat syndrome (cat cry syndrome)
- CRIES assessment tool (neonatal postoperative pain assessment)
- Crigler-Najjar syndrome
- Curosurf® (poractant alfa) - See MT Desk entry
- cutis marmorata
- CVVHD (continuous venovenous hemodialysis)
- cyclopia
- cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- D5W
- D10W
- Dandy-Walker cysts
- depressed skull fracture
- dermatoglyphics
- desquamation
- dexamethasone
- diabetic fetopathy
- diaper dermatitis
- diamniotic
- dichorionic
- dorsal penile nerve block (DPNB)
- double-walled incubator
- Down syndrome (trisomy 21)
- DPNB (dorsal penile nerve block)
- Dubin-Johnson syndrome
- Dubowitz/Ballard Exam for Gestational Age
- dysmorphic
- dystocia
- Ebstein anomaly
- ECD (endocardial cushing defect)
- ECLS (extracorporeal life support)
- ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation)
- echovirus
- ectrodactyly
- Edward syndrome (trisomy 18)
- elephantiasis
- elliptocytosis
- EMLA (eutectic mixture of local anesthetic)
- EMLA® anesthetic disc - See MT Desk entry
- encephalocele
- endocardial cushing defect (ECD)
- Engerix-B
- end-tidal carbon dioxide monitor
- Enfamil formula
- enzygotic twins
- epulis
- Erb palsy
- erythema toxicum neonatorum
- exchange transfusion
- exencephaly
- Exosurf
- extracorporeal life support (ECLS)
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
- factor VIII, IX, XI, XII
- failure to thrive
- Fanconi anemia
- FAS (fetal alcohol syndrome)
- FGR (fetal growth restriction)
- fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
- Fer-In-Sol
- fetal growth restriction (FGR)
- fetomaternal transfusion
- fetofetal transfusion
- flaring of ala nasi
- floppy infant syndrome
- fontanel
- footling breech presentation
- fragile X syndrome
- frog-legs posture
- gag reflex
- galactose
- galactosemia
- Galant reflex
- gastroschisis
- Gaucher disease
- gavage feeding
- GFR (glomerular filtration rate)
- Gilbert syndrome
- glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
- glycogen storage disease type IV
- gonadal mosaics
- gonadoblastoma
- grunting
- grunting & retractions
- half-strength formula
- harlequin fetus
- HDN (hemolytic disease of the newborn)
- HBsAg (hepatitis B surface antigen)
- Healthdyne apnea monitor
- hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN)
- hemorrhagic disease of the newborn
- hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)
- heterotaxia
- HFOV (high-frequency oscillating ventilator)
- HFV (high-frequency ventilation)
- high-frequency oscillating ventilator (HFOV)
- high-frequency ventilation (HFV)
- hip click
- Hirschsprung disease
- holoprosencephaly
- hydranencephaly
- hydrometrocolpos
- hydrops fetalis
- hyperbilirubinemia
- hypertelorism
- hypoplastic left heart syndrome
- icterus gravis neonatorum
- incompatibility (ABO incompatibility)
- imperforate anus
- IDM (infant of diabetic mother)
- Infalyte
- iniencephaly
- infant of diabetic mother (IDM)
- Infant Star ventilator
- intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR)
- intrauterine pressure catheter (IUPC)
- intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH)
- IVH (intraventricular hemorrhage)
- IUGR (intrauterine growth retardation)
- IUPC (intrauterine pressure catheter)
- Jadassohn-Lewandowsky syndrome
- Jarcho-Levin syndrome
- jaundice
- jittery baby
- jittery infant
- Job syndrome
- Joubert syndrome
- Kallmann syndrome
- kangaroo care
- Kasabach-Merritt syndrome
- keratolysis neonatorum
- kernicterus
- Kleihauer-Betke test
- Klinefelter syndrome
- Kreiselman infant warmer
- Lact-Aid STARTrainer Nursing System™
- Langer-Giedion syndrome
- lanugo
- large for gestational age (LGA)
- Larsen syndrome
- Laurence-Moon syndrome
- LBW complex (limb-body wall)
- LBW (low birth weight)
- limb-body wall (LBW) complex
- linea nigra
- linear skull fracture
- lissencephaly
- LGA (large for gestational age)
- low birth weight (LBW)
- Lowe syndrome (oculocerebrorenal)
- Lowe-Terrey-MacLachlan syndrome
- Lucey-Driscoll syndrome
- macrogyria
- maple syrup urine
- maple syrup urine disease
- meconium
- meconium ileus
- meconium-stained amniotic fluid
- megalencephaly
- meningocele
- microcephaly
- microgyria
- midgut volvulus
- microgyria
- milia
- miliaria
- mixed apnea
- mongolian spots
- monoamniotic
- monochorionic
- monosomy
- Moro reflex
- myeloschisis
- myelomeningocele
- NALS (neonatal adjuvant life support)
- NAS (neonatal abstinence syndrome)
- NASS (Neonatal Abstinence Scoring System)
- nasal flaring
- NEC (necrotizing enterocolitis)
- necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
- Neocate
- neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS)
- Neonatal Abstinence Scoring System (NASS)
- neonatal adjuvant life support (NALS)
- neonatal acne
- Neonatal Facial Coding System
- neonatal hyperammonemic encephalopathy
- Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS)
- neonatal mortality risk (NMR)
- neonatal sepsis
- neonatal thyrotoxicosis
- Neo-Calglucon
- Neo-Sert
- Neotrend system
- neural tube defect (NTD)
- Niemann-Pick disease
- NIPS (Neonatal Infant Pain Scale)
- Nissen fundoplication
- NMR (neonatal mortality risk)
- nonnutritive sucking
- Noonan syndrome
- NTD (neural tube defect)
- Nursoy formula
- nutritive sucking
- nuchal cord
- Nutramigen formula
- obstructive apnea
- occipital osteodiastasis
- oligohydramnios
- omphalocele
- omphalitis
- open crib
- Ohio warmer
- osteogenesis imperfecta
- overhead warmer
- Oxy-Hood
- PDA (patent ductus arteriosus)
- PFO (patent foramen ovale)
- pachygyria
- Parrot atrophy of the newborn
- patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
- patent foramen ovale (PFO)
- Patau syndrome (trisomy 13)
- peak-and-trough levels
- Perez reflex
- persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN)
- phenotype
- phototherapy
- PIPP (Premature Infant Pain Profile)
- PKU test (phenylketonuria)
- pneumogram
- poikilocytosis
- polydactyly
- polymicrogyria
- polyhydramnios
- Poly-Vi-Sol
- porencephaly
- port-wine mark
- positive-pressure ventilation (PPV)
- Potter facies
- PPHN (persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn)
- PPV (positive-pressure ventilation)
- Prader-Willi syndrome
- Pregestimil formula
- Prelone (prednisone)
- Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP)
- ProSobee formula
- prune-belly syndrome
- pyropoikilocytosis
- quarter-strength formula
- rachischisis
- radiant warmer
- RDS (respiratory distress syndrome)
- recoil
- recombinant human erythropoietin (r-HuEPO)
- Recombivax
- red reflex
- renal vein thrombosis (RVT)
- RespiGam
- respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)
- respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
- retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
- Rh incompatibility
- r-HuEPO (recombinant human erythropoietin)
- Richards-Rundle syndrome
- Rieger syndrome
- ROP (retinopathy of prematurity)
- rooting reflex
- Rotor syndrome
- rotavirus
- RSV (respiratory syncytial virus)
- Rubella
- RVT (renal vein thrombosis)
- sagittal suture
- Saldino-Noonan syndrome
- San Luis Valley syndrome
- schizencephaly
- semilobar holoprosencephaly
- septo-optic dysplasia
- SGA (small for gestational age)
- Siemens Servo 300 ventilator
- Siemens Servo 900C ventilator
- simian crease
- Similac
- Similac Special Care
- Sim SC-20 formula
- Sim SC-40 formula
- SIMV (synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation)
- single-walled incubator
- sirenomelia
- small for gestational age (SGA)
- Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome
- SnMP (tin mesoporphyrin)
- SnPP (tin protoporphyrin)
- spherocytosis
- spina bifida
- spina bifida occulta
- startle reaction
- stiff-baby syndrome
- stomatocytosis
- strawberry mark
- subgaleal hemorrhage
- synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV)
- syndactyly
- surfactant
- Survanta
- Tanner stage
- TEF (tracheoesophageal fistula)
- TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation)
- tetralogy of Fallot
- tethered cord syndrome
- thermoregulation
- THI (transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy)
- TORCH (toxoplasmosis, other agents, rubella, cytomegalovirus herpes simplex) infection
- TORCH titer
- three-quarter strength formula
- tidal volume
- tin mesoporphyrin (SnMP)
- tin protoporphyrin (SnPP)
- total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
- toxoplasmosis
- TPN (total parenteral nutrition)
- tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF)
- transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
- transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy (THI)
- transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN)
- transient neonatal pustular melanosis
- tracheoesophageal fistula
- trisomy 8
- trisomy 11q
- trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome)
- trisomy 18 (Edward syndrome)
- trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
- trisomy 22
- trisomy C (trisomy 8)
- trisomy D (trisomy 13)
- trisomy E (trisomy 18)
- TTN (transient tachypnea of the newborn)
- Turner syndrome
- twin-to-twin transfusion
- tyrosinemia
- UAC (umbilical artery catheter)
- umbilical artery catheter (UAC)
- umbilical vein catheter (UVC)
- UVC (umbilical vein catheter)
- VACTERL (vertebral, anal, cardiac tracheal, esophageal, renal, limb) anomaly
- VACTERL syndrome
- vacuum extraction
- VATER syndrome (vertebral defects, imperforate anus, tracheoesophageal fistula, renal defects)
- VCUG (voiding cystourethrogram)
- ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VP shunt)
- ventriculoseptal defect (VSD)
- vernix
- very low birth weight (VLBW)
- visual response to light
- vitiligo
- VLBW (very low birth weight)
- voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG)
- VP shunt (ventriculoperitoneal) shunt
- VSD (ventriculoseptal defect)
- WAGR syndrome (Wilms tumor, aniridia, gonadoblastoma, mental retardation)
- Walker-Warburg syndrome
- Wallaby phototherapy system
- Wallaby pouch
- Wenckebach heart block
- Wilms tumor
- wind-up (phenomenon)
- Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
- Wolman disease
- X-linked disorders
- YSI neonatal temperature probe
- Zellweger syndrome
- Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
