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NR222 chap #9 glossary
terms from chap #9
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Health Care
Undergraduate 3
02/03/2009

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Amniocentesis
Definition
Sampling of the amniotic fluid through a transabdominal puncture with ultrasound guidance
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Attachment
Definition
Unique, specific, and enduring relationship involving mutual trust, responsiveness, and caring between the infant and the mother
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Bruising
Definition
Leakage of blood into skin tissue damaged by a direct blow or a crushing injury.
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Constipation
Definition
Difficult or infrequent passage of hard, dry fecal material.
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Couvad
Definition
Medical term for sympathetic pregnancy experienced by the father.
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Diarrhea
Definition
Frequent passage of watery, unformed fecal material.
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Embryo
Definition
The product of pregnancy from conception to eight weeks.
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Fetus
Definition
The product of pregnancy from the eighth week until delivery
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Gestational Diabetes
Definition
Diabetes that occurs during pregnancy as a result of hormonal changes.
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Infant
Definition
Live-born individual from the moment of birth until one year of life.
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Isoimmunization
Definition
Rh-negative mothers sensitized by exposure to Rh-positive blood.
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Morbidity
Definition
Illness rate
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Mortality
Definition
Death rate
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Pica
Definition
Ingestion of substances that have no food value.
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Pica
Definition
Ingestion of substances that have no food value.
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Postpartum
Definition
The time between delivery and the return of a woman’s reproductive organs to the nonpregnant state.
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Screening
Definition
The use of a diagnostic procedure such as a laboratory test or an evaluation tool to determine the presence of a particular disease or risk factors known to be associated with a health problem
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Sexuality
Definition
Broad term which includes not only the dimensions of sexual desire and sexual response but also the individual’s view of self and presentation of self
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Teratogens
Definition
Substances that cause abnormally development in embryonic structures.
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Urinary Incontinence
Definition
The involuntary leakage of urine.
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