Health Sciences

Items

• Breastfeeding support

  Group supporting breastfeeding mothers.
• Breastmilk substitute

  Food replacing breast milk.
• Bacteria

  Microorganisms causing infection or harmless.
• Virus

  Infectious microorganism.
• Microorganism

  Very small living thing seen under microscope.
• Fungus

  Organism such as mould or mildew.
• Germ

  Disease-causing microorganism.
• Candida

  Yeast infection organism.
• Casein

  Milk protein forming curds.
• Cleft lip/palate

  Split in lip or palate.
• Colostrum

  First breast milk after birth.
• Commercial infant formula

  Industrial breast milk substitute.
• Complementary feeding

  Breast milk plus solid food.
• Complementary food

  Food given with breast milk.
• Cup feeding

  Feeding baby using open cup.
• Dehydration

  Lack of water in body.
• Milk ducts

  Tubes carrying milk to nipple.
• Dummy

  Artificial nipple for sucking.
• Early contact

  Mother holding baby after birth.
• Suckling

  Baby removing milk from breast.
• Empathy

  Understanding another’s feelings.
• Engorgement

  Swollen milk-filled breast.
• Exclusive breastfeeding

  Only breast milk feeding.
• Expressed breast milk

  Milk removed manually/pump.
• Express

  To squeeze out liquid.