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amylase - ✔✔enzyme that breaks down starch
Ankyloglossia (tongue tie) - ✔✔Freneulm too short or extends too far anteriorly so tongue
movement is impaired
antibody - ✔✔A protein that acts against a specific antigen
antibody response - ✔✔Process by which proteins produced in the blood become attached
to antigens on infectious organisms antibodies to render them harmless or cause them to be
destroyed
antigen - ✔✔a toxin or other foreign substance that induces an immune response in the
body, especially the production of antibodies.
arachidonic acid - ✔✔Polyunsaturated fatty acid that has anti-inflammatory properties and
can act as a vasodilator
autocrine control - ✔✔The point in lactation when milk supply is controlled by milk removal.
Local control in the breast.
autoimmune disorder - ✔✔a condition in which the immune system produces antibodies
against the body's own tissues
ABO incompatibility - ✔✔Blood type incompatibility between a mother and baby that causes
the mother to produce antibodies that destroy the infant's RBCs, leading to rapid development
of jaundice
,acinus - ✔✔alveolus, any small saclike structure, as one found in a gland
Acrodermatitis enteropathica - ✔✔A rare, long term disease of infants. Blisters on the skin
and mucous membranes, hair loss, diarrhea and failure to thrive
Adiponectin - ✔✔Cell signaling proteins secreted by fat tissue
adrenal hormones - ✔✔hormones that are produced by the adrenal glands including
estrogen, progesterone, steroids, cortisol, cortisone, and chemicals such as adrenalin,
norepinephrine, and dopamine
alactogenesis - ✔✔Absence of the onset of stage II Lactogenesis (secretory activation)
Albumin - ✔✔protein made by the liver. protein in blood; maintains the proper amount of
water in the blood
alpha-lactalbumin - ✔✔Protein in the whey portion of human milk that assists with the
synthesis of lactose.
alveoli - ✔✔Tiny glands in the breast that produce milk
amino acids - ✔✔building blocks of proteins
basal - ✔✔base as in the lowest body temperature or lowest prolactin level
basal metabolic rate - ✔✔the body's resting rate of energy expenditure
bifid - ✔✔cleft into two parts or branches
, bifidus factor - ✔✔A component present in human milk that has anti-infective properties
Bioavailability - ✔✔the rate at and the extent to which a nutrient is absorbed and used
bleb - ✔✔small blister; fluid filled
blood glucose - ✔✔the main sugar found in the blood, and the body's main source of energy
cholecystokinin (CCK) - ✔✔Gastrointestinal hormone secreted primarily by the small
intestine that promotes satiation; enhances digestion. Released in both mother and baby
during suckling
Coombs test - ✔✔a blood test to diagnose hemolytic anemias in a newborn, test that
measures the presence of antibodies to RBCs in the blood
Cytokines - ✔✔Hormone-like chemicals facilitating communication between brain and
immune system. Secreted primarily from leukocytes
Cytomegalovirus - ✔✔herpes-type virus that usually causes disease when the immune
system is compromised
Deontology - ✔✔Philosophy the one has a duty to be ethical
Diabetes - ✔✔A condition in which the body is unable to produce enough insulin
Dopamine - ✔✔A hormone made in the adrenal gland that acts as a prolactin inhibitor
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