Session 13: Birth, Age, Change Flashcards
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geron
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old man
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geriatric
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referring to the elderly
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gerontology
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study of diseases of the elderly
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nato-
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birth
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neonatal
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first month after birth (humans)
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prenatal
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occurring before birth
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senilo-
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old
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senility
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mental deterioration in old age
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pedo-
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child
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pediatrics
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branch of medicine dealing with children until adolescence
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paleo-
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old
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paleopathology
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study of disease in prehistoric times
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-cyesis
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pregnancy
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pseudocyesis
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false pregnancy
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embryon
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embryo
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embryo
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developing baby, after long axis is present until major structures (recognizable feet) appear
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feto-
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fetus
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fetus
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developing baby after major structures (feet) are recognizable
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gestare
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to bear
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gestation
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time of fertilization until birth
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gravidus
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preganant
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gravid
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pregnant, full of fertilized eggs
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primigravid
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first pregnancy
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obstetro-
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midwife
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obstetrics
branch of medicine dealing with women from fertilization to recovery from childbirth
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obstetrician
specialist in pregnancy and its recovery period
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-para/-parous
to bring forth
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primipara
first pregnancy
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multiparous
releasing more than one egg at a time
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-partum
birth
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parturition
act of giving birth
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post-partum
after giving birth
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sterilo-
barren
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sterility
inability to produce offspring
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teras/teratos
monster
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teratoma
a tumor that contains cells from all 3 embryonic layers
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teratogenic
producing monsters (anomalies)
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toco
birth
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oxytocin
hormone that causes contraction of the uterus and letdown of milk
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tocolysis
stopping the birth process
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uterus
womb
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uteropecy
tying down a moveable uterus
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uterotomy
caesarian section, cutting open the uterus
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amoiba
change
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amoeba
protozoa that readily changes shape
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divertere
diverge, change directions
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diverticulum
a pouch off of a hollow organ like the intestines
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meta-
change, after
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metamorphosis
a developmental change in body form as in frog and insects
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metaplasia
transformation of one type of tissue into another type
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tropos
turn on
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thyrotropic
stimulating the thyroid gland
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mammotropic
stimulating the mammary gland
