Category: N

The branch of medicine dealing with babies in the first few weeks of life. That branch of medicine concerned with the newborn, specifically the diagnosis and treatment of neonates. The branch of pediatric medicine that focuses on the care of neonates, babies from birth to 4 weeks of age, and treatment of their disorders. Areas…

A set of tests performed on babies soon after birth so that any problems can be treated immediately.  

Softening or rotting of fetal tissue after the fetus has died in the uterus and has remained in the amniotic fluid.  

The number of babies who die soon after birth, shown per thousand babies born.  

A drug used externally to treat bacterial infections. Antibiotic drug used orally to treat intestinal infections and topically to treat eye and skin infections. Adverse effects include gastrointestinal upsets, danger of superinfection, and, with prolonged use, damage to ears and kidneys. An antibiotic used to treat infections caused by a wide range of bacteria, mainly…

The middle lobe of the cerebellum, excluding the pyramid and uvula. In evolutionary terms it is the newest part, occurring only in mammals. The portion of the corpus cerebelli of the cerebellum that lies between the primary and pre-pyramidal fissures and consists principally of the ansiform lobules. Phylogenetically, it develops last, in conjunction with the…

Chemotherapy given to people with tumours instead of immediate surgery or radiotherapy, in the hope of reducing the need for these later. The administration of medication to shrink the tumor prior to surgical intervention, as a part of its treatment.  

A genus of bacteria which includes gonococcus, which causes gonorrhoea, and meningococcus, which causes meningitis. Commensal Neisseriae of (usually) the respiratory tract, these organisms are rarely (if ever) intracellular, grow sans serum or blood, and are differentiated from the gonococcus and meningococcus by carbohydrate reactions. A genus of spherical Gram-negative aerobic nonmotile bacteria characteristically grouped…

A stretcher to which a person can be strapped and moved about in an upright position.  

A round or oval inclusion in the cytoplasm of nerve cells of people or animals who have rabies [Described 1903. After Adelchi Negri (1876-1912), Professor of Bacteriology at Pavia, Italy.]