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Terminology
Test 4: Ch.17
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Undergraduate 1
04/26/2009

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ante-
Definition
before
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micro-
Definition
small
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multi-
Definition
many
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nulli-
Definition
none
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post-
Definition
after
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amni, amnion
Definition
amnion, or amniotic fluid
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chori
Definition
membrane, chorion
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cyes, cyesi
Definition
pregnancy
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embry
Definition
embryo
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fet
Definition
fetus
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ger, geront
Definition
old age
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gravid, gravidar
Definition
pregnancy
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lact
Definition
milk
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nat
Definition
birth
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obstetr
Definition
midwife, prenatal development
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omphal
Definition
umbilicus (navel)
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par, part
Definition
parturition or labor
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ped, pediatr
Definition
child
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pelv
Definition
pelvis, washbasin
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presby
Definition
old age
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prim
Definition
first
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pseud
Definition
false
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puerper
Definition
childbirth
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toc
Definition
birth, labor
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-lytic
Definition
to loosen
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-rrhexis
Definition
rupture
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-tocia
Definition
birth, labor
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adolescence
Definition
period of life between the start of puberty and attainment of complete height
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adulthood
Definition
period of life between attainment of complete height and moment of death
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antepartum
Definition
occuring before child birth
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childhood
Definition
period of life between infancy and puberty
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gravida
Definition
a pregnant woman
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gravidopuerperal
Definition
pertaining to pregnancy and puerperium
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infancy
Definition
period of life between birth and the first year or two of life
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intrapartum
Definition
occuring during labor and childbirth
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multigravida
Definition
a pregnant woman who has been previously pregnant one or more times.
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multipara
Definition
a woman who has given birth to an infant two or more times
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natal
Definition
pertaining to birth
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neonate
Definition
period of life between birth and the first 28 days
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nulligravida
Definition
a woman who has never been pregnant
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nullipara
Definition
woman who has never given birth to an infant
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paraa woman who has given birth to an infant (dead or alive)
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postnatal development
Definition
period of life between the moment of birth and the moment of death
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postpartum
Definition
occuring after childbirth
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pregnancy
Definition
a woman's state between conception and birth ; also known as gestation
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premature infant
Definition
an infant born before reaching 37 weeks of prenatal development
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prenatal development
Definition
period of life between conception and birth
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primigravida
Definition
a woman in her first pregnancy
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primipara
Definition
a woman who has given birth to one infnat, dead or alive
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puerpera
Definition
a woman who has just given birth
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puerperal
Definition
adjective meaning pertaining to the peroid after puerperium (childbirth)
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puerperium
Definition
stages from birth until a woman has a reproductively capable uterus
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senescence
Definition
the process or state of aging
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trimester
Definition
a third period of pregnancy with a duration of approximately three months, or thirteen and one-third weeks.
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amnion
Definition
th eembryonic and fetal membrane that encloses the embryo and fetus and is filled with a watery fluid called amniotic fluid; claled amniotic fluid
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cyesis
Definition
pregnancy
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chorion
Definition
the outer embryotic membrane that forms the fetal side of the placenta
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embryo
Definition
the developing human from the second day after conception until the eigth week
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embryogenic
Definition
adjective meaning producing an embryo
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fetus
Definition
the developing human from the eigth week after conception until the moment of birth
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lactogenic
Definition
adjective meaning producing milk
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parturition
Definition
the event of childbirth
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conception
Definition
the moment of fertilization, or union of a male and female gamete
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labor
Definition
the process of expulsion of the fetus and placenta from the uterus involving the gradual dilation of the cervix, accompanied by the increasing strength and duration of uterine contractions
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lochia
Definition
vaginal discharge that normally follows childbirth
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meconium
Definition
the first stool of a newborn, which is usually a greenish-black semisolid
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placenta
Definition
the organ that provides an exchange of materials between the mother and fetus; it is composed of the inner layers of the endomatrium and fetal tissues including thte chorion
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placental blood barrier
Definition
composed of the capillary walls, basement membrane, and chorion, it divides the mothers blood from the fetal blood supply
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puberty
Definition
the physical, mental, and emotional changes that occur during the period of adolescence
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umbilical cord
Definition
the cord-like connection that extends between the fetal side of the placenta and the fetus; includes an artery and vein that carry materials between the mother and fetus
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zygote
Definition
the cell resulting from the union of a male sperm with a female
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amniorrhea
Definition
abnormal discharge of amniotic fluid
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dystocia
Definition
difficult labor
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hyperemesis gravidara
Definition
severe nausea and emesis (vomiting) during pregnancy that can cause severe dehydration in the mother and fetus
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lactorrhea
Definition
an abnormal, spontaneous discharge of milk
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polyhydramnois
Definition
excessive amniotic fluid
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pseudocyesis
Definition
a false pregnancy
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