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Bonewit Chapt 8
OB/GYN (Stacy Maloon)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abortion | termination of the pregnancy before the fetus reached the age of viability (20 weeks) |
| adnexal | adjacent |
| amenorrhea | the absence of cessationof the menstrual period; normally before puberty, during pregnancy and after menopause |
| atypical | deviation from the normal |
| Braxton HIcks contraction | intermittent and irregular painless uterine contractions that occur throughout pregnancy; more frequently towards the end; mistaken for tru 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 of cells; includes origin, structure, function, and pathology |
| dilation | the stretching of the external os from an opening of a few millimeters wide to an opening large enough to allow the passage of an infant (approximately 10 cm) |
| 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; a precancerous condition (may or may not develop into cancer) |
| ectocervix | part of the cervix that projects into the vagina; lined with stratified squamous eithelium |
| effacement | the thinning & shortening of the cervical canal from 1-2 cm to a structure with paper-thin edges in which there is no canal at all; occurs late in pregnancy, during labor, or both |
| embryo | the child in utero from the time of conception to the beginning of the first trimester |
| endocervix | the mucous membrane lining the cervical canal |
| engagement | the entrance of the fetal head or the presenting part into the pelvic inlet |
| expected date of delivery | abbreviated as EDD; projected birth date of the infant |
| external os | the opening of the cervical canal of the uterus into the vagina |
| fetal heart rate | the number of times per minute the fetal heart beats |
| fetal heart tones | the sounds of the heartbeat of the fetus heard through the mother's abdominal wall |
| fetus | the child in utero from the third month after conception to birth |
| fundus | the dome shaped upper portion of the uterus between the fallopian tubes |
| gestation | the period of intrauterine development from conception to birth; the period of pregnancy |
| gestational age | the age of the fetus between conception and birth |
| gravidity | the total number of pregnancies a woman has had regardless of duration, including a current pregnancy |
| gynecology | the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases of reproductive organs of women |
| infant | a child from birth to 12 months of age |
| internal os | the internal opening of the cervical canal into the uterus |
| lochia | a discharge from the uterus after delivery that consists of blood, tissue, white blood cells and some bacteria |
| menopause | the permanent cessation of menstruation, which usually occurs between the ages of 45 and 55 |
| menorrhagia | excessive bleeding duringa menstrual period, in the number of days or the amount of blood, or both; also call dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) |
| metrorrhagia | bleeding between menstrual periods |
| multigravida | a woman who has been pregnant more than once |
| multipara | a woman who has completed two or more pregnancies to the age of fetal viability regardless of whether they ended in live infants or stillbirths |
| nullipara | a woman who has not carried a pregnancy to the point of fetal viability (20 weeks of gestation) |
| obstetrics | the branch of medicine concerned with the care of the woman during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartal period |
| parity | the condition of having borne offspring reglardless of the outcome |
| perimenopause | before the onset of menopause; the phase during which the woman with regular periods changes to irregular cycles & increased periods of amenorrhea |
| perineum | the external region between the vagiinal orifice & the anus in a female & between the scrotum & the anus in a male |
| position | the relation of the presenting part of the fetus to the maternal pelvis |
| postpartum | occurring after childbirth |
| preeclampsia | a major complication of pregnancy; the cause of which is unknown, characterized by increasing hypertension, albuminuria, and edema; may develop into eclampsia; occurs between the 20th week of pregnancy & the end of the first week postpartum. |
| prenatal | before birth |
| presentation | indication of the part of the fetus that is closes to the cervix & is delivered first; cephalic means the fetal head is presenting against the cervix; breech means the buttocks or feet are presented instead of the head |
| preterm birth | delivery occurring between 20 and 37 weeks of gestation regardless of wether the child was born alive or stillborn |
| primigravida | a woman who is pregnant for the first time |
| primipara | a woman who has carried a pregnancy to fetal viability (20 weeks of gestation) for the first time, regardless of whether the infant was stillborn or alive at birth |
| puerperium | the period of time, usually 4 to 6 weeks after deliver, in which the uterus and the body systems are returning to normal |
| quickening | the first movements of the fetus in utero as felt by the mother, which usually occurs between 16 & 20 weeks of gestation; then consistently felt thereafter |
| risk factor | anything that increases an individual's chance of developing a disease |
| term birth | delivery occurring after 37 weeks of gestation regardless of whether the infant was born alive or stillborn |
| toxemia | a condition that can occure in pregnant comen that includes preeclampsia and eclampsia |
| trimester | three months, or one third, of the gestational period of pregnancy |
| vulva | the region of the external female genital organs |
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