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LOM Ch 8 Terminology Set 4
Language of Medicine, 9th edition, Davi-Ellen Chabner
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05/06/2010
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pyosalpinx
 Definition
pus in the fallopian tube
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-tocia
 Definition
A suffix meaning labor or birth
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dystocia
 Definition
painful labor
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oxytocia
 Definition
rapid birth
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oxy-
 Definition
prefix meaning rapid
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oxytocin
 Definition
released by pituitary gland to stimulate the pregnant uterus to contract and stimulates milk in the mammary glands
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-version
 Definition
A suffix meaning act of turning
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cephalic version
 Definition
fetus turns so that head is the body part closest to the cervix
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fetal presentation
 Definition
manner in which the fetus appears to the examiner during the delivery
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breech presentation
 Definition
fetus is born buttocks first
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footling breech
 Definition
fetus is born feet first
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cephalic presentation
 Definition
fetus is born head first
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dys-
 Definition
Prefix meaning painful
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dyspareunia
 Definition
painful intercourse
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pareunia
 Definition
sexual intercourse--starts with a "p"
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endo-, intra-
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Prefixes meaning within
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endometritis
 Definition
inflammation within the endometrium, usually due to a bacterial infection
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in-
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Prefix meaning in
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vol-
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Prefix meaning to roll
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involution of the uterus
 Definition
uterus returns to its normal nonpregnant size
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IUD
 Definition
abbreviation for intrauterine device
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multi-
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Prefix meaning many
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multipara
 Definition
many deliveries
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multigravida
 Definition
many pregnancies
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nulli-
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Prefix meaning no, not,or none
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nullipara
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a woman who has had no vaginal delivery
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pre-
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Prefix meaning before
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prenatal
 Definition
pertaining to before birth
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primipara
 Definition
first delivery
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retro-
 Definition
Prefix meaning backward
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retroversion
 Definition
condition where uterus is abnormally tilted backward
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