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Female Vocab Flashcards

1
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Amenorrhea

A

Absence of menstrual flow

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Amniotic fluid

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Fluid contained in a sac surrounding the fetus during pregnancy

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3
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Antepartum

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From conception to the delivery of the baby

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Cervix

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Neck of the uterus

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5
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Dysmenorrhea

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Painful menstrual flow

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Embryo

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Product of conception from week 2 until week 8 of pregnancy

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Endometrium

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Inner lining of the uterus

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8
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Episiotomy

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Surgical incision is made into a woman’s perineum to prevent tearing of the perineum during delivery of a baby

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9
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Estrogen

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Female hormone

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Fallopian tubes

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Tubes joined to the uterus which provides a passageway for the ovum to the uterus

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Fertilization

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Union of the sperm and the ovum

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Fetoscope

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Stethoscope used especially to listen to fetal heartbeat

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Fetus

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Developing baby from 8 weeks to delivery

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14
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Gestation

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The term of pregnancy . Usually 280 days from the start to last menstrual period

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Gravida

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Number of pregnancies a woman has had

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Labour

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Stage 1: dilation of cervix
Stage 2: delivery
Stage 3: delivery of placenta

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Mammary glands

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Female breasts

18
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Menarche

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First menstrual period

19
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Menstruation

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Shedding of the endometrium. Inner lining of uterus

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Myometrium

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Middle muscular layer of uterus

21
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Ovary

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Produce nature ova, estrogen and progesterone

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Ovulation

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Release of the mature ovum 14 days prior to menstruation

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Para

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Number of deliveries greater than 20 weeks. A delivery includes multiples and stillbirths

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Perineum

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Area in a female between vagina and anus

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Placenta

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Organ that connects the developing fetus to the uterine wall and provides nutrients and gas exchanges between fetus and mother

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Postpartum

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6 weeks after birth

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Primigravida

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Woman pregnant for the first time

28
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Progesterone

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Female hormone secreted by the ovaries to prepare to maintain the uterine lining during pregnancy

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Puberty

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Period of life when the ability to reproduce begins

30
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Salpingectomy

A

Surgical removal of the Fallopian tubes

31
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Trimester

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Divisions of pregnant measuring three months

32
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Uterus

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Organ where a fetus develops and where menstration occurs when a woman isn’t pregnant

33
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Vagina

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Muscular tube connecting the uterus to the vulva

34
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Abortion

A

Pregnancy termination by surgical intervention

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