FRP OBSERVATION AND DISCOVERY

Question 1

colposcope

Answer 1

instrument used to examine the vagina

Question 2

pap smear

Answer 2

detects cancer cells in the cervix

Question 3

endometrium

Answer 3

inner layer of uterine tissue
endo/metr/ium
inside/uterus/tissue

Question 4

myometrium

Answer 4

middle layer of uterine muscle tissue

Question 5

perimetrium

Answer 5

tissue on the outside of the uterus, the outer layer of the uterus

Question 6

bradytocia

Answer 6

slow labor
brady/toc/ia
slow/birth/condition

Question 7

cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD)

Answer 7

condition characterized by the inability of the mother’s pelvis to allow the baby to pass thru the birth canal

Question 8

dystocia

Answer 8

difficult labor

Question 9

eutocia

Answer 9

normal labor

Question 10

gravida

Answer 10

another name for pregnant

Question 11

macrosomia

Answer 11

baby w a large body
macro/som/ia
large/body/condition

Question 12

microcephalus

Answer 12

baby w a small head

Question 13

oligohydramnios

Answer 13

not enough amniotic fluid
oligo/hydr/amnios

Question 14

polyhydramnios

Answer 14

excessive amniotic fluid

Question 15

amniocentesis

Answer 15

sx puncture of the amnion

Question 16

cardiotocograph

Answer 16

instrument for recording the baby’s heart rate during contractions aka fetal heart monitor

Question 17

fetometry

Answer 17

procedure for measuring the fetus

Question 18

pelviccephalometry

Answer 18

procedure for measuring the head size of the baby and the pelvis size of the mother

Question 19

tocodynagraph

Answer 19

instrument for recording the strength of labor contractions

Question 20

root cept means ?

Answer 20

“to take or gather”

Question 21

gestation

Answer 21

gest/ation
carry/process
process of carrying a child from conception until birth

Question 22

implantation

Answer 22

im/plant/ation
in/plant/process
the process of a fertilized egg attaching or adhering to the uterus; this enables it to begin to receive oxygen and nutrients from the mother to continue to grow

Question 23

ovulation

Answer 23

process of an egg being released to an ovary

Question 24

teratogenic

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causing the formation of birth defects

Question 25

teratology

Answer 25

terato/logy
monster/study
branch of medicine dealing w the study of birth defects and their causes

Question 26

antepartum

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time before birth
ante/partum
before/birth

Question 27

intrapartum

Answer 27

during birth

Question 28

natal

Answer 28

nat/al
birth/pertaining to
pertaining to birth

Question 29

neonatal

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pertaining to new birth, normally the first 28 days after birth

Question 30

obstetrician

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specialist in pregnancy, labor, and delivery of newborns
latin for “midwife”
“one who stands beside”

Question 31

perinatal

Answer 31

peri/nat/al
around/birth/pertaining to
time around the birth, normally ranging from 28 weeks of pregnancy to 28 days after pregnancy

Question 32

hysterosalpingogram

Answer 32

record of the uterus and fallopian tubes