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khadijha's vocab
chapter 6 vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Trimester | A period of about three months. |
Conceptions | Union of a sperm cell and an egg cell |
Zygote | Two seperate cells get turn into one cell. |
Prenatal development | All development that occurs between conception and birth. |
Placenta | A special organ that fuctions as an interchange between the developing baby and its mother. |
Blastocyst | The new organism has debeloped into a hollow bsll of cells. |
Umbilical cord | The flexible cord that contains blood vessels and connects the baby to the placenta. |
Amniotic fluid | Fluid that surrounds the baby. |
Embryo | The developing baby |
Fetus | From the ninth week of pregnancy until birth the developing baby |
Misscarriage | The natural ending of a pregnancy before the fifth month. |
Stillbirth | The natural ending of a pregnancy after the fifth month. |
Pregnancy-induced hypertension | A condition that affects a womans kidneys heart or blood circulations. |
Rubella | A virus that can cause miscarriage, stillbirth, or serious congenital disorders. |
Sexually transmitted diseases | A number of infections and conditions that are passed from one person to another. |
Rh factor disorder | Occurs when a mother who is Rh- gives birth to a baby who is Rh+ |
HIV | A virus that enters a persons body and slowly begins to destroy the immune system can no longer protect. |