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Test 4 Chapter 17
Medical terminology
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Undergraduate 2
05/03/2009

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Term
nulli-
Definition
none
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amni
Definition
amniotic fluid
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chori
Definition
membrane
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cyes, cyesi
Definition
pregancy
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fet
Definition
fetus
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ger
Definition
old age
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gravid
Definition
pregnancy
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lact
Definition
milk
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nat
Definition
birth
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obstetr
Definition
midwife, prenatal development
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omphal
Definition
umbilicus
Term
par, part
Definition
parturition of labor
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ped
Definition
child
Term
presby
Definition
old age
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prim
Definition
first
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pseud
Definition
false
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puerper
Definition
childbirth
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toc
Definition
birth, labor
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-lytic
Definition
to loosen
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-rrhexis
Definition
rupture
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-tocia
Definition
birth, labor
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antepartum
Definition
occuring before childbirth
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gravida
Definition
a pregnant woman
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gravidopuerperal
Definition
pertaining to pregnancy and puerperium
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intrapartum
Definition
occurng during labor and birth
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multigravida
Definition
a pregnnt woman who has been previously pregnant one ormore times
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multipara
Definition
pertaining to birth
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natal
Definition
period of life between birth and 28 days old
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multipara
Definition
a woman who has given birth to an infant 2 or more times
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natal
Definition
pertaining to birth
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neonate
Definition
period of life between after birth and 28 days old
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nulligravida
Definition
a wman who has never been pregnant
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nullipara
Definition
a woman who has never had a live or still birth
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para
Definition
a woman who has given birth to an infant, alive or dead
Term
postnatal development
Definition
development between when youre born and dead
Term
postpartum
Definition
occuring after child birth
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pregnancy
Definition
a woman's state between conception and birth
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premature infant
Definition
born before 37 weeks of development
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prenatal development
Definition
period of life between conception and birth
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primigravida
Definition
a woman in her first pregnancy
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primipara
Definition
a woman who has given birth to one infant, either alive or dead
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puerpera
Definition
a woman who has just given birth
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puerperal
Definition
pertaining to the period after puerperium
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puerperium
Definition
period of mothers life between termnation of labor and return to state of being able to conceive
Term
senescence
Definition
the state of aging
Term
trimester
Definition
a third of the period of pregnancy with a duration of three months
Term
amnion
Definition
the embryonic and fetal membrane that encloses the embryo and fetus ad is filled with a watery fluid called amniotic fluid
Term
cyesis
Definition
pregnancy
Term
chorion
Definition
the outer embryonic membrane that forms the fetal side of the placenta
Term
embryo
Definition
the developing human from the second day afte conception until the eighth week
Term
embryogenic
Definition
producing an embryo
Term
fetus
Definition
developing human from the eighth week after conception to the moment of birth
Term
lactogenic
Definition
producing milk
Term
parturition
Definition
the event of childbirth
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lochia
Definition
vaginal discharge that normally follows childbirth
Term
meconium
Definition
the first stool of a newborn
Term
placenta
Definition
organ that provides an exchane of materials between the mother and the fetus
Term
placental blood barrier
Definition
composed of the capillary walls, basement membrance, and chorion
Term
umbilical cord
Definition
extends between placenta and fetus
Term
zygote
Definition
cell resulting from union of sperm and ovum
Term
amniorrhea
Definition
abnormal discharge of amniotic fluid
Term
dystocia
Definition
difficult labor
Term
hyperemesis gravidara
Definition
severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy that causes dehydration in mother and fetus
Term
lactorrhea
Definition
abnormal discharge of the milk
Term
polyhydraminos
Definition
excessive amniotic fluid
Term
pseudocyesis
Definition
false pregnancy
Term
abruptio placentae
Definition
premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall resulting in premature birth or fetal death
Term
amniorrhexis
Definition
rupture of the amnion
Term
breech birth
Definition
abnormal birth in which the butt, feet, or knees emerge first
Term
cervical effacement
Definition
progressive obliteration of the cervical canal during labor
Term
chorioamnionitis
Definition
inflammation of the chorion and amnion
Term
cleft palate
Definition
congenital abnormally in the roof of te mouth, fails to close during prenatal development leaving a fissure
Term
congenital anamoly
Definition
abnormality present at birth
Term
down syndrome
Definition
genetic defect in chromosome 21, rsulting in mental retardation and physical effects
Term
eclampsia
Definition
a condition characterized by convulsions and possibly a coma during pregnancy
Term
ectopic pregnancy
Definition
pregnancy occuring outside the uterus
Term
embryotocia
Definition
expulsion or abortion of the embryo
Term
erythroblatosis fetalis
Definition
in newborns red blood cells are detroyed by hemolysis due to an incompatibility between mother and baby's blood ocurring when is Rh (-) and has previously had an Rh (+) child an making subsequent positive children susceptible
Term
esophageal atresia
Definition
absence of part of the esophagus resultng in inability for food to pass between the childs mouth and stomach
Term
fetal alcohol syndrome
Definition
brain disorders because of alcohol consumption during pregnancy
Term
hyaline membrance disease
Definition
certain cells of the lungs fail o mature by birth leading to tendency for lung collapse
Term
hysterorrhexis
Definition
rupture of the uterus
Term
microcephaly
Definition
abnormality of a small head
Term
omphalitis
Definition
imflammation of the umbilicus
Term
omphalocele
Definition
congenital herniation at the umbilicus
Term
placenta previa
Definition
abnormal attachment of the placenta in which it implants in the lower segment of the uterus near or obstructing the external os
Term
preeclampsia
Definition
abnormal development of high blood pressure that may be accompanied with proteinuria and edema all due to toxemia during pregnancy
Term
rubella
Definition
acute disease caused by rubella virus that is capable of crossing the blood barrier to infect a fetus producing abnormalities
Term
salpingocyesis
Definition
embryo has implanted within the fallopian tube
Term
spina bifida
Definition
vertebral column has an abscence of vertebral archesand often leads to severe inflammation f the spinal meninges called hydrocele spinalis
Term
toxoplasmosis
Definition
caused by a bacterium toxoplasma gondii which may be contracted when exposed to animal feces; can affect fetus
Term
abortifacient
Definition
drug that induces abortion
Term
amniocentesis
Definition
surgical puncture through the amnion and aspiraton of fluid to be analyzed
Term
episiotomy
Definition
incision through the perineum often during labor to prevent its tearing
Term
geriatrics
Definition
discipline concerned with old age
Term
obsetrical sonography
Definition
ultrasound imaging of the pregnant uterus to observefetal development
Term
obstetrics
Definition
prenatal development, childbirth, pregnancy and the 42 day period following childbirth
Term
thalidomide
Definition
drug administered for pregnant that has been shown to cause under development of arms and legs given in the 1950s
Term
therapeutic abortion
Definition
abotion by either surgery or drugs
Term
tocolytic agent
Definition
drug used to stop labor contractions
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