Obstetrics Flashcards
1
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obstetr/o
A
branch of medicine associated with childbirth
2
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puerper/o
postpartum
A
childbirth, puerperium
3
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ped/o
A
child
4
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-cyesis
A
to be pregnant
5
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-pagus
A
conjoined twins
6
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-didymus
A
conjoined twins, twin
7
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zyg/o, zygot/o
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zygote, yoke, joined
8
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terat/o
A
severely deformed fetus, monster
9
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fet/o
A
fetus (*unborn animal in later stage of dev.)
10
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embry/o
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embryo (*unborn animal in early stage of dev.)
11
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amni/o
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amnion (the innermost membrane enclosing the fetus)
12
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chori/o
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chorion (outermost membrane enclosing the fetus), tunic of eyeball
13
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placent/o
A
placenta
14
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gravid/o, -gravida
A
pregnancy
15
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par/o, part/o, -para
A
give birth, to bring forth
