| A | B |
|---|
| acrocyanosis | cyanosis of th ehands and feet see periodically in the newborn |
| Apgar | scoring tool used as immediate assessment of newborn adapation and transition to extrauterine life |
| brown fat | specialized form of heat-producing tissue found only in fetuses and newborns |
| caput succedaneum | edematous swelling of the soft tissues of the scalp caused by prolonged pressure of the occiput against the cervix during labor and delivery |
| cephalhematoma | collection of blood between the periosteum and the skull caused by excessive pressure on the head during birth |
| cold stress | exposure to temperatures cooler than normal body temperature so that the newborn must use energy to maintain heat |
| epispadias | condition in which the opening of the urinary meatus is located abnormally on the dorsal surface of the glans penis |
| Epstein pearls | small white cysts found on the midline portion of the hard palate of some newborns |
| frontal occipital circumference | measurement of the widest circumference of the head |
| Harlequin sign | characterized by clown suit-like appearance of the newborn |
| hyperbilirubinemia | high levels of unconjugated bilirubin in the bloodstream |
| hypospadias | condition that occurs when the opening to the urethra is on the ventral surface of the glans |
| jaundice | yellow staining of the skin that occurs when a large amount of uncongugated bilirubin is present |
| lanugo | fine, downy hair that covers the skin of the fetus |
| meconium | first stools of the newborn |
| molding | elongation of the fetal skull to accommodate the birth canal |
| mottling | red and white lacy pattern sometimes seen on the skin of newborns who have fair complexions |
| phimosis | adherence of the foreskin to the glans penis |
| physiological jaundice | icterus neonatorum; jaundice that occurs in a large number of newborns but has no medical significance |
| pseudomenstruation | slight red-tinged vaginal discharge in female infants resulting from a decline in the hormonal level after birth |
| simian crease | a single straight palmar crease; an abnormal finding associated with Down's Syndrome |
| smegma | cheese-like secretion of the sebaceous glands found under the foreskin |
| surfactant | substance found in the lungs of mature fetuses that keeps the alveoli from collapsing after they first expand |
| thermoregulation | regulation of temperature |
| thrush | fungal infection in the oral cavity |
| vernix caseosa | greasy, cheese-like substance that protects the skinduring fetal life; consists of sebum and desquamated epithelial cells |
| circumcision | surgical removal of all of part of the foreskin of the penis |
| kangaroo care | a way to maintain the newborn's temperature and promote early bonding |
| ophthalmia neonatorum | severe eye infection contracted int he birth canal of a woman with gonorrhea or chlamydia |
| thermoneutral environment | environment in which heat is neither lost nor gained |
