Prenatal Flashcards
High blood pressure
Hypertension
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissues of the body
Edema
Infectious disease that can result in severe fetal malformations
Toxoplasmosis
Virus causing chicken pox and shingles
Varicella
Agents that cause malformations in a developing embryo
Teratogen
Deficient weight and height growth in infancy or early childhood resulting from malnutrition, chronic disease or a congenital anomaly
Failure to thrive FTT
Small head size
Microcephaly
Relating to the skull and facial bones
Crainiofacial
A medical complication associated with an illness, procedure or operation
Morbidity
A large body size
Macrosomia
Groove between the nose and mouth
Philtrum
Chemical released at the synapse that aids in transmitting an impulse from nerve to nerve
Neurotransmitter
A class of viruses that includes human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
Retrovirus
The study of factors that determines disease frequency and distribution
Epidemiology
Disorder characterized by too few red blood cells or too little hemoglobin
Anemia
Reduced white blood cell count
Neutropenia
Low platelet count
Thrombocytopenia
From pregnant mother to delivering fetus
Vertical transmission
Transmission from environmental sources (such as hospital personnel)
Horizontal transmission
Death of tissue
Necrosis
Condition characterized by abnormal accumulation of cerebral fluid within the ventricles of the brain causing enlargement of an infants head
Hydrocephalus
A fetal protein found in amniotic fluid and serum
Alpha-fetoprotein
A hormone produced and discharged by the embryo that stops the expulsion of the embryo from the uterus
Human chorionic goadatropin
Screening test that employs sound waves to provide a moving image
Ultrasonography
Prenatal diagnostic procedure involving the insertion of a needle through the abdominal wall into the uterine cavity and the subsequent removal of amniotic fluid
Amniocentesis
