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hypertension

Higher blood pressure than expected for a child's age, sex and height.

hypotonia

Hypotonia is characterized by decreased muscle tone. Infants with hypotonia seem floppy and have been described as feeling like a "rag doll."

immune response

The complex group of organs and cells that defend the body against infection and disease.

immune system

The complex system in our body that is responsible for distinguishing us from everything foreign to us, and for protecting us against infectious and other foreign substances.

immunodeficiency

An inability of the immune system to work properly, causing an increased susceptibility to disease. Immunodeficiency is either congenital or acquired.

immunologist

A physician who sepcializes in immunology with diseases involving the immune system.

inborn error of metabolism

A genetically determined disorder in which there is a disruption in a specific part of metabolism.

incidence

A measure of the number of new cases occurring in a population during a given period of time.

infracardiac

below the heart

inherited genetic disease

occurs when a defective gene has passed from one parent to the child.