Assessment - Obstetrics

Question 1

abortion

Answer 1

termination of pregnancy

Question 2

abruptio placentae

Answer 2

separation of the placenta from the wall of the uterus

Question 3

chorioamnionitis

Answer 3

inflammation of the chorion and amnion

Question 4

chorionitis

Answer 4

inflammation of the chorion

Question 5

eclampsia

Answer 5

severe, life-threatening complication of pregnancy characterized by seizures

Question 6

ectopic pregnancy

Answer 6

implantation of a fertilized egg in a place other than the uterus

Question 7

hyperemesis gravidarum

Answer 7

pregnancy-related vomiting; an extreme form of the more common morning sickness

Question 8

hysterorrhexis

Answer 8

rupture of the uterus

Question 9

ovariocyesis

Answer 9

ectopic pregnancy in an ovary

Question 10

placenta previa

Answer 10

condition in which the placenta is attached to the uterus near the cervix

Question 11

preeclampsia

Answer 11

condition characterized by high blood pressure and high protein in the urine

Question 12

pseudocyesis

Answer 12

false pregnancy

Question 13

salpingocyesis

Answer 13

ectopic pregnancy in a fallopian tube

Question 14

spontaneous abortion

Answer 14

naturally occurring termination of pregnancy, also known as a miscarriage