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Franklin Vocabulary
Chapter 6
Term | Definition |
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Trimester | A three month period. Pregnancy consists of three trimesters |
conception | The union of a sperm and egg cell. Conception is the beginning of pregnancy |
zygote | Single-celled organism that is formed when the separate nuclei of sperm and egg combine into one nucleus |
prenatal development | All the development that occurs between conception and birth |
blastocyst | A hollow ball of cells that implants itself in the uterus |
placenta | A special organ formed during pregnancy that functions as the interchange between the developing baby and its mother |
umbilical cord | A flexible cord that contains blood vessels and connects the placenta too the developing baby |
amniotic fluid | Fluid inside the amnio chorionic membrane that regulates the baby`s temperature, cushions the baby against injury, and allows the baby to move around easily |
embryo | Name for the developing baby from the second to the eighth weeks of pregnancy |
fetus | The name for a developing baby from the ninth week of pregnancy until birth |
miscarrige | The natural ending of pregnancy before the fifth month;spontaneous abortion |
stillbirth | The natural ending of a pregnancy after the fifth month; spontaneous abortion |
pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH | A complication of pregnancy that affects a woman's kidneys, heart, or blood circulation |
Rubella | A virus that can complicate pregnancy, causing miscarrige, stillbirth, or congenital disorders; also called german Measles |
Rh factor disorder | A disorder that can complicate pregancy |
sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) | A number of infections and conditions that are passed from one person too another through sexual contact |
AIDS(acquried immunodefieciency syndrome) | A disease that breaks down the immune system leaving the body vulnerable to diseases that a healthy body could sasily resist. |
HIV(human immunodeficiency virus) | A virus that causes the disease AIDS. HIV is often transmitted sexually; has no cure |