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Bonewit Chapter 8
The Gyneclogical Exam and Prenatal care
Question | Answer |
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the termination of the pregnancy before the fetus reacehd the age of viability (20 weeks) | abortion |
adjacent | adnexal |
the absence or sessation of the menstrual period. | amenorrhea |
deviation from the normal | atypical |
intermitten and irregular painless uterine contractions that occur throughout pregnancy. They occur more frequently toward the end of pregnancy and are sometimes mistaken for true labor pains | braxton hicks contraction |
the lower narrow end of the uterus that opens into the vagina | cervix |
examination of the cervix using a coloscope | coloscopy |
the science that deals with teh study of cells, including their origin, structure, function, and pathology | cytology |
the stretching of the external os from an opening a few millimeters wide to an opening large enough to allow the passage of an infant. (approx 10 cm) | dilation (of the cervix) |
pain associated with the menstrual period | dysmenorrhea |
pain in the vagina or pelvis experienced by a woman during sexual intercourse | dyspareunia |
the growth of abnormal cells. | dysplasia |
the part of the cervix that projects into the vagina and is lined with stratified squamous epithelium | ectocervix |
expected date of delivery, or due date | EDD |
The thinning and shortening of the cervical canal from its normal length of 1 to 2 cm to a structure with paper thin edges in which there is no canal at all. | effacement |
the child in utero from the time of conception to the beginning of the first trimeser | embryo |
the mucous membrane lining of the cervical canal | endocervix |
the entrance of the fetal head or the presenting part into the pelvic inlet | engagement |
projected birth date of the infant | expected date of deliver (EDD) |
the opening of the cervical canal of the uterus into the vagina | external os |
the number of times per minute the fetal heart beats | fetal heart rate |
the sounds of the heartbeat of the retus heard throuh the moters abdominal wall | fetal heart tones |
the child in utero from the third month after concetion to birth; duing the first 2 months of development, it is called an embryo | fetus |
the dome shaped upper portion of the uterus between the fallopian tubes | fundus |
the period of intrauterine development form conception to birth; the period of pregnancy. the average pregnancy lasts about 280 days or 40 weeks from the date of conception to childbirth | gestation |
the age of the fetus between conception and birth | gestational age |
the total number of pregnancies a wonam has had regardless of duration, including a current pregnancy | gravidity |
the brancy of medicine that deals with the diseases of reproductive organs of women | gynecology |
a child from birth to 12 months of age | infant |
the internal opening of the cervical canal into the uterus | internal os |
a discharge from the uterus after delivery that consists of blood, tissue, white blood cells, and some bacteria. | lochia |
the permanent cessation of menstruation, which usually occurs between the ages of 45 and 55 | menopause |
excessive bleeding durin a menstrual period, in the number of days or the amount of blood or both. also called dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) | menorrhagia |
bleeding between menstrual periods | metrorrhagia |
a woman who has been pregnant more than once | multigravida |
a woman who has completed 2 or more pregnancies to the age of fetal viability regardlss of whether they ended in live infants or stillbirths | multipara |
the brance of medicine concerned with the care of the woman during pregnancy, childbirht, and the postpartial period | obstetrics |
the condition of having borne offsping regardless of the outcome | parity |
before the onset of menopause, the phase during which the woman with regular periods changes into irregular cycles and increased periods of amenorrhea | perimenopause |
the external region between the vaginal orifice and the anus in a female and between hte scrotum and the anus in a male | perineum |
the relation of the presenting part of the fetus to the maternal pelvis | position |
occuring after childbirth | postpartum |
a major complication of pregnancy, the cause of which is unknown, characterized by increasing hypertension, albuminuria, and edema. | preeclampsia |
before bith | prenatal |
indication of the part of the fetus that is closest to the cervix and is delivered first | presentation |
delivery occuring between 20 and 37 weeks of gestation regardless of whether the child was born alive or stillborn | preterm birth |
a woman who is pregnant for the first time | primigravida |
a woman who has carried a pregnancy to fetal viability for the firts time, regardless of whether the infant was stillborn or alive at birth | primipara |
the period of time, usually 4 to 6 weeks after delivery, in which the uterus and the body systems are returning to normal | puerperium |
the fist movement of the fetus in utero as felt by the mother, which usually occurs between 16 and 20 weeks of gestation and is felt consistently thereafter | quickening |
anything that increases an individuals chace of developing a disease | risk factor |
delivery occuring after 37 weeks of gestation regardless of whether the infant was born alive or stillborn | term birth |
a condition that can occur in pregnant women that includes preeclampsia and eclampsia. | toxemia |
three months, or one third, of the gestational period of pregnancy | trimester |
the region of the eternal female genital organs | vulva |
a woman who has not carried a pregnancy to the point of fetal viabeility. (20 weeks of gestation) | nullipara |