| A | B |
|---|
| anthelmintic | medication that expels intestinal worms; vermifuge |
| chelating agent | agent that binds with metal |
| colic | recurrent paroxysmal bouts if abdominal pain that are fairly common among young infants and that usually diappear around the age of 3 months |
| craniotabes | softening of the occipital bones caused by a reduction of mineralization of the skull |
| currant jelly stools | stools that consist of blood and mucus |
| diabetic ketoacidosis | characterized by drowsiness, dry skin, flushed cheeks, cherry-red lips, and acetone breath with a fruity smell |
| encephalopathy | degenerative disease of the brain |
| gastroenteritis | infectious diarrhea caused by infectious organisms, including salmonella, Ecoli, dysentery bacilli, and varuous viruses, most notably rotaviruses |
| invagination | telescoping; infolding of one part of a structure into another |
| Kussmaul breathing | abnormal increase in the depth and rate of the respiratory movements |
| kwashiorkor | syndrome occuring in infants and young children soon after weaning; results from severe deficiency of protein |
| lactose | a sugar found in milk that, when hydrolyzed yields glucose and galactose |
| lactose intolerance | inability to digest lactose because of an inborn deficiency of the enzyme lactase |
| marasmus | defciency in calories as well as, protein. The child suffers growth retardation asn wasting of subcutaneous fat and muscle |
| pica | compulsive eating of nonfood substances |
| polydipsia | abnormal thirst |
| polyphagia | increased food consumption |
| polyuria | dramatic increase in urinary output |
| pruritus | itching |
| steatorrhea | fatty stools |
| urticaria | hives |
