• Infantile Colic Glossary of Terms

Glossary of Terms
  • Exclusive Breast feeding: Only breast milk - no food, water or drink mixed or combined.
  • Weaning period: Process of slowly introducing food to the infant and withdrawing breast milk.
  • Torsion of testis: Torsion of testis occurs when the spermatic cord twists itself and cuts off blood supply.
  • Volvulus - Malrotation of the gut, a portion of the bowel.
  • Intussusception - Serious condition where a part of the intestine invaginates into another section of the bowel.
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