OBGYN Flashcards
numerous small sacs of fibrous connective tissue and fluid in the breast. regresses after menses
Fibrocystic disease
Woman who has never given birth
nulliparous
(obstetrics) woman who has been delivered of a child for the first time
primipara
a woman who has given birth two or more times
Multiparous
softening of lower uterine segment
Hegar’s sign
Softening at site of implantation
Piscacek’s sign
A bluish-purple discoloration of the cervix and vagina. Caused by increased blood supply.
chadwick’s sign
softening of the cervix
goodell’s sign
contraction that occur early in pregnancy and become more intense as labor approaches
braxton hick’s
Mask of pregnancy
chloasma
milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition
colostrum
descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy
lightening
the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels movements of the fetus
quickening
refers to the softening and thinning of the cervix in preparation for dilation.
effacement
a white cheese-like protective material that covers the skin of a fetus
vernix
thick dark green mucoid material that is the first feces of a newborn child
meconium
Vaginal discharge after childbirth
lochia
painful menstruation
dysmenorrhea
Low lying placenta
placenta praevia
A premature separation of the placenta from the wall of the uterus.
placenta abruptio
placenta does not separate after delivery
placenta accretta
time period following childbirth when the mother’s uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved
puerperium
infection
sepsis
done to determine the presence of abnormal or cancerous cells on the cervix
pap smears
