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Week 12 Pregnancy
Medical Terminology Pregnancy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dys- | abnormal |
| ante- | before |
| micro- | small |
| multi- | many |
| nulli- | none |
| para- | to labor, childbirth |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| neo- | new |
| amnio- | amniotic fluid |
| cephalo- | head |
| esophago- | esophagus |
| feto- | fetus |
| gravido- | pregnancy |
| lacto- | milk |
| nato- | birth |
| primi- | first |
| pseudo | false |
| terato- | malformation |
| -tocia | labor, birth |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -genic | producing |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -stenosis | hardening |
| fistula | passage way |
| hyperemesis gravida | excessive vomiting during pregnancy |
| oligo- | scanty |
| episio- | vulva |
| hystero- | uterus |
| embryo | producing embryo |
| chorion- | beginning of the amniotic sac |
| gestat/o- | conception to birth |
| cervico- | cervix |
| dilat/o- | dilation |
| -pause | cessation |
| eclampsia | seizure |
| spir/o- | breath |
| ligat/o- | tie up, bind |
| anastom/o- | create opening between 2 structures (anastomosis) |
| -pexy | to fix in place |
| parta | childbirth, labor |