Chapter 18 - Obstetrics

Question 1

nulli-

Answer 1

none

Question 2

amni/o

Answer 2

amnion; amniotic fluid

Question 3

chori/o

Answer 3

chorion

Question 4

fet/i

Answer 4

fetus; unborn offspring

Question 5

fet/o

Answer 5

fetus; unborn offspring

Question 6

gravid/o

Answer 6

pregnancy

Question 7

lact/o

Answer 7

milk

Question 8

nat/o

Answer 8

birth

Question 9

omphal/o

Answer 9

umbilicus; navel

Question 10

par/o

Answer 10

to bear; childbirth; give birth to

Question 11

part/o

Answer 11

to bear; labor; childbirth; give birth to

Question 12

prim/i

Answer 12

first

Question 13

puerper/o

Answer 13

childbirth

Question 14

terat/o

Answer 14

malformations

Question 15

-amnios

Answer 15

amnion; amniotic fluid

Question 16

-cyesis

Answer 16

pregnancy

Question 17

APGAR

Answer 17

appearance (skin color)
pulse (heart rate)
grimace (reflex)
activity (muscle tone)
respiration

Question 18

preeclampsia and eclampsia

Answer 18

hypertensive disorders that occur during pregnancy among women without a history of high blood pressure

Question 19

ectopic pregnancy

Answer 19

fertilized egg implants outside of the uterus, usually in fallopian tube

Question 20

alpha-fetoprotein test (AFP)

Answer 20

protein that is produced during fetal development

Question 21

breech

Answer 21

position of fetus is feet first

Question 22

cephalopelvic disproportion

Answer 22

condition where infant’s head is larger than mother’s pelvis

Question 23

cerclage

Answer 23

suture inserted into cervix to prevent dilation and prevention miscarriage

Question 24

chorionamnionitis

Answer 24

inflammation of chorion and amnion

Question 25

choriocarcinoma

Answer 25

malignant, fast growing tumor that develops from trophoblastic cells

Question 26

chorionic villus sampling

Answer 26

procedure in which tissue from placenta is tested for fetal chromosomal disorders

Question 27

colostrum

Answer 27

thick, yellowish substance secreted from a mother’s breast in first postpartum days

Question 28

dystocia

Answer 28

slow or difficult labor

Question 29

episiotomy

Answer 29

incision made in the posterior vaginal wall and perineum that facilitates vaginal birth