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chpt 8
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Abortion | The termination of a pregnancy before the fetus reached the ago of viability (20 weeks). |
Adnexal | Adjacent. |
Amenorrhea | The absence of cessation of the menstrual period. Amenorrhea occurs normally before puberty, during pregnancy, and after menopause. |
Atypical | Deviation from the normal. |
Braxton Hicks contractions | Inetermitten and irregular painless uterine contractions that occur throughout pregnancy. They occur more frequently towards the end of pregnancy and are sometimes mistaken for true labor pains. |
Cervix | The lower narrow end of the uterus that opens into the vagina. |
Colposcopy | Examination of the cervix using a colposcope (a lighted instrument with a magnifying lens). |
Cytology | The science that deals with the study |
Dilation (of the cervix) | 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. |
Dysmenorrhea | Pain associated with the menstrual period. |
Dyspareunia | Pain in the vagina or pelvis experienced by a woman during sexual intercourse. |
Dysplasia | The growth of abnormal cells. Dysplasia is a precancerous condition that may or may not develop into cancer. |
Ectocervix | The part of the cervix that projects into the vagina and is lined with stratified squamous epithelium. |
EDD | Expected date of delivery, or due date. |
Effacement | The thinning and shortening of the cervical canal from its normal length of to 2 cm to a structure with paper-thin edges in which there is no canal at all. Effacement occurs late in the pregnancy, during labor, or both. The purpose of effacement along wit |