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Noninflation of air cells of the lung; congenital atelectasis.  

Free of air, as in a collapsed lung.  

A test used to determine whether a comatose person receiving life support has suffered brain death.  

Monitoring the respiratory movements, especially of infants. This may be done by use of an apnea alarm mattress, or devices to measure the infant’s thoracic and abdominal movements and heart rate.  

A mattress that is designed to sound an alarm when the infant lying on it ceases to breathe.  

A condition of the premature newborn, marked by repeated episodes of apnea lasting longer than 20 sec. The diagnosis of AOP is one of exclusion, made when no treatable cause can be found. Increased frequency of apneic episodesdirectly relates to the degree of prematurity. AOP is not an independent risk factor for sudden infant death…

A measure of sleep-disordered breathing based on the number of episodes of apnea or periods of inadequate ventilation during sleep.  

A test of shoulder function with several variations designed to detect asymmetries in range of motion observed during adduction, flexion, extension, internal rotation, and external rotation. The patient performs instructed movements involving positioning the hand to touch the opposite shoulder in the scapular region from behind the back and over the shoulder.  

Defective development of a localized area of the skin, usually on the scalp. The area is usually covered by a thin, translucent membrane.  

Congenital defect of the axon formation on the surface of the cerebral cortex.