Definition that contains newborn
- nicu an intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or seriously ill newborn
- stillborn (of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn
- meconium thick dark green mucoid material that is the first feces of a newborn child
- echovirus any of a group of viruses associated with various diseases including viral meningitis and mild respiratory disorders and diarrhea in newborn infants
- listeriosis an infectious disease of animals and humans (especially newborn or immunosuppressed persons) caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes; in sheep and cattle the infection frequently involves the central nervous system and causes various neurological symptoms
- apgar score an assessment of the physical condition of a newborn infant; involves heart rate and muscle tone and respiratory effort and color and reflex responsiveness
- cephalhematoma a collection of blood under the scalp of a newborn; caused by pressure during birth
- cephalohematoma a collection of blood under the scalp of a newborn; caused by pressure during birth
- erythroblastosis fetalis severe anemia in newborn babies; the result of Rh incompatibility between maternal and fetal blood; typically occurs when the child of an Rh-negative mother inherits Rh-positive blood from the father; can be diagnosed before birth by amniocentesis
- hyaline membrane disease an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn); lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking; characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the alveoli