Pediatrics and Child Health Terms

A childhood condition in which abnormal tissue grows on the outer part of one or both kidneys.

A childhood condition in which abnormal tissue grows on the outer part of one or both kidneys.

A rare, fast-growing tumor of the nervous system or soft tissue that occurs in children and young adults.

Named for the tissue it imitates rather than the tissue it came from, which is why it appears in places holding no muscle.

Enalapril is an ACE inhibitor that relaxes blood vessels, used broadly to treat high blood pressure and heart failure.

ERMS is an abbreviation for embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, the most common soft tissue cancer diagnosed in infants and young children.

An inherited condition marked by the following: (1) one or more first- or second-degree relatives (parent, sibling, child, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, or uncle) with malignant melanoma; (2) many…

A moving state rather than a fixed one, since age, illness, surgery and treatment all shift it in either direction.

Fertility is the biological capacity to conceive, shaped by hormonal balance, reproductive organ function, and the quality of eggs or sperm.

The closest ring of biological family, parents, siblings and children, who share about half their genes with a given person.

An inherited disorder in which there is a lower-than-normal number of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting infections).

Goals for the expected sizes of infants and children and activities they should be able to do at specific ages, such as sit, stand, play, speak, think, and interact with others.

A tumor of immature liver tissue in very young children, and among the more treatable childhood cancers when caught early.

Present from the first cell onward, even when nothing shows for decades, and never the same claim as present at birth.

An inherited disorder in which there is a lower-than-normal number of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting infections).

The word describes a couple as often as a person, since the cause lies with either partner or with both about equally often.

Infertility is the inability to conceive after a defined period of trying, arising from causes affecting either partner or both together.

Every inherited change is genetic, but plenty of genetic changes are not inherited, and the difference decides who else is at risk.

An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat childhood ovarian and testicular germ cell cancers that have spread.

A rare form of childhood leukemia in which cancer cells often spread into tissues such as the skin, lung, and intestines.