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Female Reproductive System - Q – Obstetric Symptomatic Terms & A – Meaning
Question | Answer |
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Term | Meaning |
gravida | a pregnant woman; gravida followed by a number indicates the number of pregnancies |
nulligravida | having never been pregnant |
primigravida | first pregnancy |
para | to bear; a woman who has produced one or more viable (live outside the uterus) offspring; para followed by a number indicates the number of times a pregnancy has resulted in a single or multiple birth |
nullipara | a woman who has not borne a child (nulli = none; para = to bear) |
primipara | first delivery (primi = first; para = to bear) |
multipara | a woman who has given birth to two or more children |
cervical effacement | progressive obliteration of the endocervical canal during delivery |
estimated date of confinement (EDC) | expected date for delivery of the baby; normally 280 days or 40 weeks from last menstrual period (LMP) |
meconium staining | presence of meconium in amniotic fluid |
ruptured membranes | rupture of the amniotic sac, usually at onset of labor |
macrosomia | large-bodied baby commonly seen in diabetic pregnancies (macro = large; soma = body) |
polyhydramnios | excessive amniotic fluid |
Term | Meaning |
gravida | a pregnant woman; gravida followed by a number indicates the number of pregnancies |
nulligravida | having never been pregnant |
primigravida | first pregnancy |
para | to bear; a woman who has produced one or more viable (live outside the uterus) offspring; para followed by a number indicates the number of times a pregnancy has resulted in a single or multiple birth |
nullipara | a woman who has not borne a child (nulli = none; para = to bear) |
primipara | first delivery (primi = first; para = to bear) |
multipara | a woman who has given birth to two or more children |
cervical effacement | progressive obliteration of the endocervical canal during delivery |
estimated date of confinement (EDC) | expected date for delivery of the baby; normally 280 days or 40 weeks from last menstrual period (LMP) |
meconium staining | presence of meconium in amniotic fluid |
ruptured membranes | rupture of the amniotic sac, usually at onset of labor |
macrosomia | large-bodied baby commonly seen in diabetic pregnancies (macro = large; soma = body) |
polyhydramnios | excessive amniotic fluid |