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| Refers to incision of the ureter |
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| Refers to part of the reproductive organ of a woman |
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| Inflammation of the bladder and urethra |
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| Urinary condition, urination, urine |
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| Refers to the passing of an excessive quantity of urine, as in diabetes |
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Bowman's capsule.
Renal capsule |
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| cup shaped end of renal tubule containing the glomerulus |
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| Cup shaped part of the renal pelvis through which urine passes from the renal tubules |
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| The hollow, flexible, tube that can be inserted into a body cavity or vessel to allow instilling or withdrawing fluid |
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| Collection of coiled intertwined capillaries located in the kidney cortex |
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| Two organs on the posterior abdominal wall that filters the blood, excreting the end products of body metabolism in the form of urine, and regulating body mineral levels |
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| An opening or tunnel through any part of the body, as in the urinary meatus, which is the external opening of the urethra |
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| The inner layer of the kidney |
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The structural and functional unit of the kidney.
Capable of forming urine |
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| One of a pair of large arteries branching from the abdominal aorta to supply blood to the kidneys, adrenal glands and the ureters. |
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| The funnel shaped expansion of the upper end of the ureter |
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| long, twisted tube leading from the glomerulus to collecting tubules |
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| One of two large veins that carries blood from the kidney to the inferior vena cava |
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| The tubular structure through which urine passes from the kidney to the bladder |
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| the passage through which urine is discharged from the bladder to the body exterior |
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| Musculomembranous sac that stores urine, receiving it through the ureters and discharging it through the urethra |
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| Opening of the urethra to the exterior |
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| Excess urea, or other nitrogen compounds, in urine |
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Calculus (renal)
Give the meaning in the plural form |
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Kidney stone(s)
Plural form = calculi |
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| Inflammation of the urinary bladder |
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| A solution of water and electrolytes that passes through the artificial kidney to remove excess fluids and wastes from the blood |
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| The process of using an artificial kidney to filter waste materials from the body |
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| A kidney not securely fixed in the usual location because of birth defect or injury |
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| Nephritis with inflammation of the capillary loops in the renal glomeruli |
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| Distension of the renal pelvis with urine, caused by obstraction of the ureter |
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| Aa condition marked by the presence of renal calculi (stones) |
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| Downward displacement of a kidney |
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| Inflammation of the peritoneum ( the membrane lining the abdominal cavity) |
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| Inflammation of the renal pelvis |
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| Kidney fails to function normally. For example, in excretion of body waste |
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| Transferring a kidney surgically from one person to another to replace a diseased structure |
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| The retention of toxic body waste in blood |
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| Creation of a new outlet for a ureter through the abdominal wall to the outside |
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| Inflammation of the urethra |
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Urinary tract infection.
UTI |
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| An infection of the urinary tract |
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| Malignant tumor of the kidney, usually affecting children under age 5 years |
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| Abnormal presence of serum albumin, protein, in the urine |
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| Blood tests for kidney function, especially blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine |
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The urea (in terms of nitrogen) concentration of serum or plasma.
An important indicator of renal function |
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| Passage of a catheter, tube, into the bladder to relieve bladder distention or for other purposes. |
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| Popular tests for urine glucose or other substances |
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| Able to control urination, and or defecation |
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| Visual examination of the urinary tract with a cystoscope |
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| Increased excretion of urine |
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| Painful or difficult urination |
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| Uncontrolled urination while sleeping, bed wetting |
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| Frequency, urgency ( with regards to urination) |
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| Desire to urinate at short intervals, but discharging small amounts because of reduced bladder capacity. |
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| High level of sugar, especially glucose, in the urine. |
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| The presence of blood in the urine |
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| Inability to control urination, and/or defecation. |
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| Radiology for examining the structures and evaluating the function of the urinary system |
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| Intake and output. The amount of fluid ingested and excreted in a given period of time, measured and charted. |
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| Excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine |
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| Abbreviation for kidney, ureter, and bladder. |
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| Excessive urination at night |
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| Excreting a small amount of urine |
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| A technique in radiology for examining the structures of the collecting system of the kidneys that is especially useful in locating an obstruction in the urinary tract. |
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An image produced after the patient is injected with a radioactive substance.
It determines kidney shape and function. |
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| Special paper that changes color when dipped in urine |
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| Imaging body structures by recording the echoes of high frequency sound waves reflected by body tissues on a paper or other device. |
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Analysis of the urine.
Checking acidity, sugar level, etc. |
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Inability to urinate for various reasons.
Body retains urine waste |
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| A combining form meaning "pertaining to the bladder" |
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| To empty the bladder, urinate |
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| Pea-sized glands that secrete lubricating fluid during intercourse. Also called Bulbourethral glands |
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| The male sex glands called the testes or testicle |
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| Area between the scrotum and anus |
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Foreskin
Fold of skin covering the glans penis at birth. |
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Gland surrounding the neck of the bladder and urethra.
Contributes secretions that enhance sperm motility and neutralizes acidic vaginal secretions. |
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| Two compartment sac outside the body that houses the testes |
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| Glands that secrete a thick, yellowish fluid, known as seminal fluid, into the vas deferens |
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Testis
give the meaning and the plural form |
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One of the pair of male gonads that produce semen
Plural = testes |
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| Narrow tubular structure for excretion of semen and spermatozoa |
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| Extension of the epididymis that joins the seminal vesicle to form the ejaculatory duct. |
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| The passages for conveyance of spermatozoa and semen. |
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| The duct formed by union of the vas deferens and the duct of the seminal vesicle. |
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| Opening for sperm and urine passage to the outside of the body |
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| Their secretions mix with sperm to form seminal fluid |
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| Refers to incision of the bladder |
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| Seminal vesicle, blister, little bladder. |
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| Refers to excision or surgical removal of a vesicle |
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| Small mucus secreting glands located near the vagina |
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Erectile tissue at the junction of labia majora and labia minora.
Equivalent to male penis. |
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| Thin, elastic connective tissue covering the vaginal opening |
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| Neck-like section at lower end of the uterus |
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Fallopian tubes
(Oviducts) |
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| ducts in which fertilization occurs and passageway for ova to the uterus |
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The female gonads
Either of the paired female sex glands in which OVA are formed and released, and which produce the female hormones |
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| Cavity opening into the vagina below and into a fallopian tube on either side. Organ for nourishing the fetus. |
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| Birth canal and receptacle for copulation |
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| Structures in the uterus that are next to or near another, including the fallopian tubes, ovaries, and ligaments of the uterus |
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| The darker pigmented, circular area surrounding the nipple of each breast |
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| Two outer folds of skin on either side of the vaginal orifice |
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| To thin folds of skin within the folds of the labia majora |
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| Mound of fatty tissue over the pubis |
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| Area between vaginal orifice and anus |
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The external genitalia including the mons pubis, labia majora, clitoris, labia minora, vestibule, urinary meatus, vaginal orifice, Bartholin's glands, and the perineum collectively referred to as the vulva.
Also known as the pudendum. |
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| Surgical repair of the glans penis |
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Benign prostatic hypertrophy
BPH |
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| Enlargement of the prostate gland, common among men by the age of 50 years |
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| Removing foreskin, or prepuce |
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| Undescended testicle or testicles |
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| Inflammation of the epididymis. From venereal disease |
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| Fluid collected in the testes |
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An infection occurring in a patient with decreased immunity resulting from surgery, illnesses, or disorders such as AIDS.
The organisms that caused the infection are normally non-disease-producing ones |
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| Fixation of an undescended testis in the scrotum |
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| Inflammation of the testis |
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| Excision of all or part of the prostate |
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| varicose veins near the testes |
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| Male sterilization by cutting or tying the Vas deferens |
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Abortion
Give the meaning and the acronym abbreviation |
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Expulsion from the uterus of the products of conception before the fetus is viable.
Abbreviation = AB |
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| Bartholin's cyst or abscess |
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| Chronic or acute inflammation of Bartholin's gland |
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| Suture of the vagina. To correct cystocele and rectocele |
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| Examination of the cervix by means of a colposcope |
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| Hernia of the bladder into the vagina |
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| dilatation and curettage (D&C) |
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Dilating the uterine cervix and using a curette to scrape the endometrium of the uterus.
To diagnose disease, to correct vaginal bleeding, or to produce abortion. |
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| Cells of the lining of the uterus spreading into the pelvis or peritoneal cavity |
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| Colloquial term for benign tumor (leiomyoma) of the uterus |
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| An abnormal passage between two internal organs. For example between the bladder and vagina. This is called a vesicovaginal fistula |
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| Fluid collecting in the uterine tube, causing distention |
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| An x-ray film of the uterus and fallopian tubes to allow visualization of the cavity of the uterus and a passageway of the tubes. |
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| Laparoscopy (pertaining to the genitourinary system) |
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| laparoscopic visualization of the peritoneal cavity |
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| A whitish, viscid discharge from the vagina |
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| Yeast like fungus infection of the vagina and other body parts |
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| Excision of one or both ovaries. Female castration |
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| A diagnostic procedure in which the external and internal genitalia are physically examined using inspection, palpation, etc. |
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Pelvic inflammatory disease
PID |
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| Any inflammatory condition of the female pelvic organs, especially one caused by bacterial infection |
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| Downward displacement of the uterus into the vagina |
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| Excision of one or both fallopian tubes |
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| Inflammation of one or both fallopian tubes |
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| Inflammation of the vagina by a parasite, with itching and foul discharge. |
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| Sterilization by tying both fallopian tubes |
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| An instrument used to dilate the vagina during a pelvic examination |
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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
AIDS |
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A fatal disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus, HIV, which destroys the body's immune system by invading the helper T cells or T lymphocytes.
HIV replicate itself in the T t-cell, destroying the cell, and then invades other T cells. |
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A widespread sexually transmitted bacterial infection that invades the urethra of men and the vagina and cervix of women.
The disease is asymptomatic in the early stages, which makes possible the spread of Chlamydia as the partners are unaware that they have it. |
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A highly contagious venereal disease caused by the type 2 herpes simplex virus, hsv-2. Although it may be caused by HSV 1, the virus associated with oral infections, or cold sores.
Genital herpes is transmitted by direct contact with infected body secretions.
Remissions and relapses occur and no drug is known to be effective as a cure. |
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Small, fleshy growth on the external genitalia.
Genital warts are transmitted from person to person through sexual intercourse.
They are caused by the human papillomavirus, HPV, and appear from 1 to 6 months after the initial contact. |
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Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the genital tract, affecting both males and females, caused by gonococci (berry-shaped) bacteria.
Gonorrhea is spread by intercourse with an infected partner or is passed from an infected mother to her infant during birth. |
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A chronic, infectious disease caused by spirochete bacteria and transmitted by sexual intercourse with an infected partner.
This is a highly infectious disease that can affect any body organ.
A chancre, hard ulcer, appeara on the external genitalia a few weeks after exposure. It usually develops on the penis of the male and on the labia of the female. |
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| Taking a sample of amniotic fluid during pregnancy for various reasons. |
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| Amniotic sac. Bag of waters |
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| A liquid produced by and contained within the fetal membranes during pregnancy that protects the fetus from trauma and temperature variations and helps maintain fetal oxygen supply. The fluid also permits freedom of fetal movement. |
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| Loss of feeling or sensation, especially the loss of pain sensation induced to permit the performance of surgery for other painful procedures |
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| Period from conception to onset of labor |
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| The evaluation of an infant's physical condition, usually performed one and five minutes after birth, based on a rating of five factors that reflect the infant's ability to adjust to extrauterine life. |
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| Appearance of blood forerunning labor |
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Caesarean section
C-section |
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Definition
| Surgical procedure in which the abdomen and uterus are incised and a baby is delivered |
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Cephalopelvic disproportion
CPD |
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| A condition in which the fetal head is too large for the mother's pelvis. |
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| A blood test to diagnose hemolytic anaemias in a newborn. |
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Definition
| A clinical process using a needle to aspirate, through the vagina into the cul de sac area (area immediately behind the vagina), fluid for examination or diagnosis. |
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| Abnormal labor or childbirth |
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Ectopic pregnancy
(extrauterine) |
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| Pregnancy outside the uterus, usually in the fallopian tube |
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EDC
What does it stand for? |
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Definition
| Expected date of confinement (due date) |
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Definition
| The thinning of the cervix to enlarge the diameter of its opening during childbirth in the normal process processes of labor. |
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Definition
| Surgical incision into the premium end or vagina for obstetric purposes. |
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Fetal heart tones
FHT, fht |
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Definition
| The fetal heart sounds heard through the mother's abdomen in pregnancy |
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Applying forceps to fetal head
Low or mid forceps delivery according to the degree of engagement of the fetal head.
High forceps delivery used when engagement has not occurred. |
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| Period from conception to birth |
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| The softening of the uterine cervix, a probable sign of pregnancy |
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ICN
What does it stand for? |
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| Labor is initiated artificially. For example, by a drug. |
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| Depositing of seminal fluid within the vagina or cervix |
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| Period from onset of labor through first hour after delivery |
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| A dark and vertical midline appearing on the abdomen of a pregnant woman, connecting the distance between the umbilicus and the symphysis pubis. |
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LMP
What does it stand for? |
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Definition
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Definition
| A vaginal discharge during the first week or two after childbirth |
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| Dark green mucilaginous material in the intestine of the full-term fetus, expelled as first stool |
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| A woman who has had more than one pregnancy |
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| A woman who has borne more than one viable infant. |
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Definition
The formula for calculating when the baby is due or the date of birth.
Subtract 3 months from the first day of the last normal menstrual period and add 7 days to that date to arrive at the estimated due date. |
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Definition
| The first 4 weeks after birth |
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Term
Obstetrical index
OB index |
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Definition
| The number of pregnancies, term deliveries, abortions, and stillbirths a woman has experienced. |
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Definition
| An instrument used to measure the capacity and diameter of the pelvis for delivery. |
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Definition
| Organ for exchange of nutrients and wastes between mother and fetus. Also called the afterbirth. |
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Definition
| 6 week period following childbirth |
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Definition
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Term
| Presentation (pertaining to pregnancy) |
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| The position of a baby in utero with reference to the part of the baby that is directed toward or into the birth canal. |
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| A woman bearing her first viable child |
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| Quickening (in relation to pregnancy) |
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Definition
| The first movement of the fetus felt by the woman, usually between 18 and 20 weeks' gestation. |
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Definition
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| The fertilization of an ovum outside the uterus |
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A group of pathologic conditions, essentially metabolic disturbances, occurring in pregnant women, manifested by hypertension, edema.
Maybe preeclampsia or eclampsia. |
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Definition
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| Ultrasonography (pertaining to pregnancy) |
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Definition
| A noninvasive method using reflected sound waves to detect the presence of the embryo or fetus. |
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Definition
| A cheesy white substance on the skin of the newborn. |
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Definition
| Destroys or inhibits the growth of fungi |
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Definition
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Definition
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| Stops or controls the growth of infection-causing microorganisms. |
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| increases urine secretion |
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