Vocab Week 6 Flashcards
Primary C/S
Cesarean section (first) Surgical incisions made through abdominal and uterine wall
Perinatal period
Period immediately before/after birth
20-28th week to 1-4 weeks after birth
Neonatal period
Refers to period less than 28 days after birth
Quickening
First movements of the fetus felt in utero
Oligohydramnios
Deficiency of amniotic fluid
Leads to poor development of lung tissue and fetal death
Apgar score
Measure of physical condition of newborn infant
(10 is best score)
Examines: breathing, heart rate, muscle tone, reflexes, skin color (each scored 0,1,2)
Scores lower than 7 require medical attention
Stigmata
A mental/physical condition that serves to identify a disease or condition
FLK
Funny looking kid
Malformation
An abnormally formed part of the body
Deformation
Normally-developing structure that is interrupted by factors in the external environment
Syndrome
A group of symptoms that consistently occur together
Association
Anomalies occur in conjunction with each other but no causal link has been established
Sequence
A series of ordered consequences due to a single cause
FTT
Failure to thrive
Proportionate small stature
Height for age less than 2 standard deviations below average for gender
Cause: familial or constitutional delay of growth/puberty
Disproportionate short stature
Occurs when joints and bones do not grow properly
Rhizomelie
Disproportionate length of the proximal limb
Mesomelie
Deformity of middle part of the limb
Braichymelie
Disproportionate shortness of the limbs
Micromelie
Abnormal smallness of 1+ limbs
Short trunk
Short torso
Hypertelorism
Wide spaced eyes
Hypotelorism
Close spaced eyes
Epicanthal folds
Skin fold of the upper eye, covering the inner corner of the eye
