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Pacifiers
Medical Definition: | Devices that babies can suck on when they are not feeding. The extra sucking can be comforting to the babies and pacify them. Pacifiers usually are used as a substitute for the thumb in babies who suck on their thumb or fingers almost constantly. |
Previously Indexed: | Infant Care (1972-2002) |
Pacifiers Medical Definitions and Terms
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