Glossary

Reprinted with permission from "Your Premature Baby and Child" by Amy E. Tracy and Dianne I. Maroney (Berkley, 1999)

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Toy block

Failure to thrive

 In-home or community-bases services for children with developmental delays that are private or government-funded

Feeding pump

 The excess of fluid in the body tissues that often causes visible swelling

Feeding tube (gavage tube)

 Chemicals in the blood that include sodium, potassium, chloride, and bicarbonate

Flexed

 A small, plastic tube inserted into the trachea (windpipe) allowing air and/or oxygen to pass to the lungs, bypassing the nose

Fortifier

 Areas of the esophagus are reddened, swollen and irritated

Full-term

 The tube that moves food from the mouth to the stomach

Fundoplication

 A surgical treatment for gastroesophageal reflux. A small portion of the stomach is wrapped around the esophagus creating an artificial sphincter

Fungus

 A microorganism (such as candida) that causes infection

 

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