semester- 2 week- 9 Flashcards
amnion
amnion amni/o; amnion/o
chorion
chori/o
embryo
embry/o
vulvo
episi/o; vulv/o
fetus
fet/o; fet/i
pregnancy
gravid/o
milk
lact/o
birth
nat/o
bear; give birth to; labor; child birth
par/o; part/o
pelvis
pelv/i
perineum
perine/o
childbirth
puerper/o
fallopian tube
salping/o
vagina
vagin/
befor
ante-
small
micro-
many
multi-
none
nulli-
after
post-
first; one
primi-
surgical puncture
-centesis
process of recording
-graphy
study of
-(o)logy
to measure
-metry
-(o)tomy
incision
-(r)rhexis
rupture
visualization with a scope
-scopy
labor; birth
-tocia
before the onset of labor; before giving birth
antepartum
irregular and nonproductive contractions of the uterus that might occur throughout pregnancy
Braxton Hicks Contractions
normal thinning and shortening of the cervix during the birth process
effacement
physician who specializes in the study and treatment of the growth and development of the human organism
embryologist
study and treatment of the growth and development of the human organism
embryology
vaginal discharge from the uterus that occurs for the first week or two after childbirth
lochia
first feces of a newborn
meconium
having been pregnant more than two times
multigravida
having given birth to a viable fetus more than two times
multipara
never having been pregnant
nulligravida
never having given birth to a viable fetus
nullipara
medical specialty related to pregnancy and delivery
obstetrics
act of giving birth; childbirth; delivery
parturition
occurring after childbirth
postpartum
first pregnancy
primigravida
giving birth for the first time following 20 or more weeks of gestation
primipara
three- to six-week time period following childbirth
puerperium
