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OB/Neonatology
Med Terms
32
Nursing
12th Grade
04/23/2012

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amni/o. amnion/o
Definition
amniotic fluid
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embry/o
Definition
embryo
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lact/o
Definition
milk
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nat/o
Definition
birth
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puerper/o
Definition
childbirth
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chori/o
Definition
chorion
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fet/o, fet/i
Definition
fetus, unborn child
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gravid/o
Definition
pregnancy
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cyes/o
Definition
pregnancy
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cyes/l
Definition
pregnancy
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omphal/o
Definition
umbilicus, navel
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par/o
Definition
childbirth, labor
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part/o
Definition
childbirth, labor
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pelv/i
Definition
pelvis, pelvis bone
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pelv/o
Definition
pelvis, pelvis bone
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prim/l
Definition
first
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pseudo/o
Definition
false
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pylor/o
Definition
pylorus
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nulli-
Definition
none
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multi-
Definition
many
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ante-
Definition
before
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post-
Definition
after
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-rrhexis
Definition
rupture
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-tocia
Definition
labor
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ectopic
Definition
pregnancy in an abnormal place (fallopian tube)
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eclampsia
Definition
A condition in which one or more convulsions occur in a pregnant woman suffering from high blood pressure, often followed by coma and posing a threat to the health of mother and baby
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pre-eclampsia
Definition
abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated
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placenta previa
Definition
1.A condition in which the placenta partially or wholly blocks the neck of the uterus, thus interfering with normal delivery of a baby
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abruption placentae
Definition
a disorder of pregnancy in which the placenta prematurely separates from the wall of the uterus
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spina bifida
Definition
1.A congenital defect of the spine in which part of the spinal cord and its meninges are exposed through a gap in the backbone. It often causes paralysis of the lower limbs, and sometimes mental handicap
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meconium
Definition
first stool of the newborn
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lochia
Definition
vaginal discharge after childbirth
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