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What is the term for 'pregnancy'?
What is the term for 'pregnancy'?
- multi
- fetus
- gravid/o, -gravida, -cyesis (correct)
- nulli
What does 'nulli' mean?
What does 'nulli' mean?
none
What does the prefix 'primi-' stand for?
What does the prefix 'primi-' stand for?
first
What does '-gravida' mean?
What does '-gravida' mean?
What does 'multi' refer to in medical terms?
What does 'multi' refer to in medical terms?
What is the definition of 'gestation'?
What is the definition of 'gestation'?
What does 'nulligravida' mean?
What does 'nulligravida' mean?
What is the meaning of 'unigravida'?
What is the meaning of 'unigravida'?
What does 'multigravida' mean?
What does 'multigravida' mean?
What does 'EDD' stand for?
What does 'EDD' stand for?
What does 'LMP' represent?
What does 'LMP' represent?
What is a 'zygote'?
What is a 'zygote'?
What is 'blast/o' referring to?
What is 'blast/o' referring to?
What does '-cyst' signify?
What does '-cyst' signify?
What does 'monozygotic' mean?
What does 'monozygotic' mean?
What is the meaning of 'dizygotic'?
What is the meaning of 'dizygotic'?
What does 'troph/o' refer to?
What does 'troph/o' refer to?
What does '-blast' signify?
What does '-blast' signify?
What is the term for 'fetus' in medical terminology?
What is the term for 'fetus' in medical terminology?
What does 'parturition' mean?
What does 'parturition' mean?
What does the term 'antepartum' refer to?
What does the term 'antepartum' refer to?
What does the term 'intrapartum' mean?
What does the term 'intrapartum' mean?
What does 'postpartum' mean?
What does 'postpartum' mean?
What does 'parity' refer to?
What does 'parity' refer to?
Match the following terms with their definitions:
Match the following terms with their definitions:
What does the prefix 'ante-' indicate?
What does the prefix 'ante-' indicate?
What does the prefix 'intra-' mean?
What does the prefix 'intra-' mean?
What does '-para' refer to?
What does '-para' refer to?
What does the prefix 'neo' mean?
What does the prefix 'neo' mean?
What does 'nat/o' refer to?
What does 'nat/o' refer to?
What does the prefix 'pre-' signify?
What does the prefix 'pre-' signify?
What does 'peri-' mean?
What does 'peri-' mean?
What does 'post-' indicate?
What does 'post-' indicate?
What does 'O00-O08' refer to?
What does 'O00-O08' refer to?
What is 'ectopic pregnancy'?
What is 'ectopic pregnancy'?
What does 'preeclampsia' refer to?
What does 'preeclampsia' refer to?
What is 'Code P95'?
What is 'Code P95'?
What does 'O10-O16' refer to?
What does 'O10-O16' refer to?
What does 'O30-O48' signify?
What does 'O30-O48' signify?
What does 'O60-O77' refer to?
What does 'O60-O77' refer to?
What does 'O85-O92' refer to?
What does 'O85-O92' refer to?
What does 'dystocia' mean?
What does 'dystocia' mean?
What is 'agalactia'?
What is 'agalactia'?
What is 'galactorrhea'?
What is 'galactorrhea'?
What does 'hypogalactia' mean?
What does 'hypogalactia' mean?
What is 'puerperal sepsis'?
What is 'puerperal sepsis'?
What does 'galact/o' refer to?
What does 'galact/o' refer to?
What is 'cerclage'?
What is 'cerclage'?
What does 'pelvimetry' mean?
What does 'pelvimetry' mean?
What does 'pelv/i' signify?
What does 'pelv/i' signify?
What does '-metry' mean?
What does '-metry' mean?
What does 'VBAC' stand for?
What does 'VBAC' stand for?
What does 'vagin/o' refer to?
What does 'vagin/o' refer to?
What does '-al' mean?
What does '-al' mean?
What is an 'abortifacient'?
What is an 'abortifacient'?
What does 'CS' stand for?
What does 'CS' stand for?
What does 'hCG' represent?
What does 'hCG' represent?
What does 'N&V' signify?
What does 'N&V' signify?
What is 'NST'?
What is 'NST'?
What does 'Rh' stand for?
What does 'Rh' stand for?
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Medical Terminology: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium
- Pregnancy: Termed as gravid/o, -gravida, -cyesis, indicating the state of carrying a developing embryo or fetus.
- Nulli: Means none, often used to describe women who have never been pregnant.
- Primi-: Refers to first, such as in the term primigravida which denotes a woman's first pregnancy.
- Multigravida: Describes a woman who has been pregnant two or more times, in contrast with nulligravida.
- Gestation: The period of fetal development, typically spanning around 40 weeks.
- Estimated Date of Delivery (EDD): Calculated date when a baby is expected to be born.
- Last Menstrual Period (LMP): The date of the last menstrual period used to calculate EDD.
- Zygote: The earliest stage post-fertilization, containing the complete set of chromosomes.
- Monozygotic twins: Identical twins originating from the same zygote; share identical genetic material.
- Dizygotic twins: Fraternal twins arising from two separate eggs fertilized by two different sperm.
- Fetus: The term fet/o refers to the developing human after the embryonic stage, usually after eight weeks.
- Parturition: The process of giving birth.
- Antepartum: Refers to the period before childbirth.
- Intrapartum: Describes the events occurring during childbirth.
- Postpartum: Refers to the period following childbirth.
- Parity: Indicates the number of times a woman has given birth.
- Ectopic Pregnancy: A condition where the embryo implants outside the uterus, often in the fallopian tubes.
- Preeclampsia: Pregnancy complication marked by high blood pressure, edema, and proteinuria; known as toxemia of pregnancy.
- Dystocia: Refers to difficult or abnormal childbirth.
- Agalactia: The inability of a mother to produce milk following childbirth.
- Puerperal Sepsis: Infection related to the female reproductive system occurring after delivery.
- Cerclage: A surgical procedure that involves stitching the cervix closed to prevent premature birth in women with cervical incompetence.
- Pelvimetry: Measurement of the dimensions of the pelvis, assessed to determine if it is adequate for childbirth.
- VBAC: Vaginal birth after cesarean section, indicating a successful vaginal delivery following a previous c-section.
- Rh factor: Pertinent to blood compatibility issues that can arise during pregnancy if the mother is Rh-negative and the fetus is Rh-positive.
- Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG): Hormone produced during pregnancy, detected in pregnancy tests.
- Nonstress Test (NST): A prenatal test that monitors the baby's heart rate in response to its movements.
- Abortifacient: Medication intended to terminate a pregnancy.
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