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Obstetrics HIM Notes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ante- | (before) |
| dys- | (painful, labored, difficult) |
| micro- | (small) |
| multi- | (many) |
| nulli- | (none) |
| post- | (after) |
| pre- | (before) |
| neo- | (new) |
| amni/o | (amnion, amniotic fluid) |
| cephal/o | (head) |
| chori/o | (chorion) |
| embry/o | (embryo) |
| esophag/o | (esophagus) |
| fet/i , fet/o | (fetus, unborn offspring) |
| gravid/o | (pregnancy) |
| lact/o | (milk) |
| nat/o | (birth) |
| olig/o | (scanty, few) |
| omphal/o | (umbilicus, navel) |
| par/o , part/o | (to bear, labor, childbirth, give birth to) |
| prim/i | (first) |
| pseud/o | (false) |
| puerper/o | (childbirth) |
| pylor/o | (pylorus, pyloric sphincter) |
| terat/o | (malformations) |
| -a | (no meaning, noun ending) |
| -al , -ic | (pertaining to) |
| -amnios | (amnion, amniotic fluid) |
| -cyesis | (pregnancy) |
| -e | (noun ending, no meaning) |
| -gen | (substance that produced, agent that produced) |
| -genic | (producing, originating, causing) |
| -graphy | (process of recording) |
| -is | (noun suffix, no meaning) |
| -itis | (inflammation) |
| -logist | (specialist who studies and treats, physician who studies and treats) |
| -logy | (study of) |
| -oid | (resembling) |
| -oma | (tumor) |
| -rrhea | (discharge, flow) |
| -rrhexis | (rupture) |
| -stenosis | (constriction, narrowing) |
| -tocia | (birth, labor) |
| -tomy | (incision, cut into) |
| -um | (noun ending, no meaning) |
| -us | (noun ending, no meaning) |
| amenorrhea (ā-men-ŏ-RĒ-ă) | a/men/o/rrhea absence of menstrual flow |
| amniocentesis (am-nē-ō-sen-TĒ-sĭs) | amni/o/centesis surgical puncture into the amnion to remove a small amount of fluid for testing. The fluid is tested for potential fetal abnormalities |
| amniochorial (am-nē-ō-KŌ-rē-ăl) | amni/o/chori/al pertaining to the amnion and chorion |
| amnionitis (am-nē-ō-NĪ-tis) | amnion/itis inflammation of the amnion |
| amniorrhea (am-nē-ŏ-RĒ-ă) | amni/o/rrhea discharge (escape) of amniotic fluid |
| amniorrhexis (am-nē-ŏ-REK-sis) | amni/o/rrhexis rupture of the amnion |
| amniotomy (am-nē-OT-ŏ-mē) | amni/o/tomy incision into the amnion to induce labour |
| antepartum (ăn-tē-PĂR-tŭm) | ante/part/um before childbirth referencing the mother |
| chorioamnionitis (kōr-ē-ō-am-nē-ō-NĪT-ĭs) | chori/o/amnion/itis inflammation of the chorion and amnion |
| choriocarcinoma (kōr-ē-ō-kar-sĭn-Ō-mă) | chori/o/carcinoma cancerous tumour of the chorion |
| dystocia (dis-TŌ-sh(ē-)ă) | dys/tocia labor that is difficult |
| embryogenic (ĕm-brē-ō-JĔN-ĭk) | embry/o/genic producing an embryo |
| embryoid (EM-brē-ōyd) | embry/oid resembling an embryo |
| episiotomy (i-piz-ē-OT-ŏ-mē) | episi/o/tomy Incision into the vulva to widen the vaginal opening to prevent ripping or tearing of the perineum during delivery |
| fetal (FĒT-ăl) | fet/al pertaining to the fetus |
| gravida (GRĂV-ĭ-dă) | gravid/a pregnant (woman) Note, that this is referring to a woman who is or has been pregnant regardless of outcome |
| hyperemesis gravida (hī-pĕr-EM-ĕ-sĭs GRĂV-ĭ-dă) | hyper/emesis gravida Excessive vomiting during pregnancy |
| hysterorrhexis (his-tĕ-rō-REK-sĭs) | hyster/o/rrhexis rupture of the uterus |
| intrapartum (in-tră-PART-ŭm) | intra/part/um within (during) labour and delivery |
| lactic (LAK-tik) | lact/ic pertaining to milk |
| lactogenic (lak-tŏ-JĔN-ĭk) | lact/o/genic producing milk |
| lactorrhea (lak-tŏ-RĒ-ă) | lact/o/rrhea discharge of milk |
| microcephalus (mī-krō-SĔF-ă-lŭs) | micr/o/cephal/us small head |
| multigravida (mŭl-tĭ-GRĂV-ĭ-dă) | multi/gravid/a many pregnancies A woman who has been pregnant two or more times regardless of outcome |
| multipara (mŭl-TĬP-ă-ră) | multi/par/a many births |
| natal (NĀT-ăl) | nat/al pertaining to birth |
| neonate (NĒ-ō-nāt) | neo/nate new born (infant from birth to four weeks of age) |
| neonatal (nē-ō-NĀT-ăl) | neo/nat/al pertaining to newborn |
| neonatologist (nē-ō-nā-TŎL-ō-jĭst) | neo/nat/o/logist physician who studies and treats disorders of the new born |
| neonatology (nē-ō-nā-TŎL-ō-jē) | neo/nat/o/logy study of the newborn |
| nulligravida (nŭl-ĭ-GRĂV-ĭ-dă) | null/i/gravida A woman who has never been pregnant |
| nullipara (nŭl-ĬP-ă-ră) | nulli/par/a no births |
| oligohydramnios (ŏl-ĭg-ō-hī-DRĂM-nē-ōs) | olig/o/hydr/amnios scanty amnion water a condition where there is minimal amniotic fluid within the placental sac. This can restrict the fetus from movement and growth |
| omphalitis (ŏm-făl-Ī-tĭs) | omphal/itis inflammation of the umbilicus |
| omphalocele (ŏm-FĂL-ō-sēl) | omphal/o/cele herniation of the umbilicus |
| para (PĂR-ă) | par/a A woman who has given birth to an offspring after 20 weeks, live or stillborn |
| pelvic sonography (PEL-vik sō-NOG-ră-fē) | pelv/ic son/o/graphy Process of recording sound pertaining to the pelvis |
| polyhydramnios (pŏl-ē-hī-DRĂM-nē-ŏs) | poly/hydr/amnios much amnion water |
| postnatal (post-NĀT-ăl) | post/nat/al pertaining to after birth (reference to the newborn) |
| postpartum (pōst-PART-ŭm) | post/part/um after childbirth referring to the mother |
| prenatal (post-NĀT-ăl) | pre/nat/al pertaining to before birth |
| primigravida (prī-mĭ-GRAV-ĭd-ă) | primi/gravid/a first pregnancy |
| primipara (prī-MĬP-ă-ră) | primi/par/a first birth |
| pseudocyesis (soo-dō-sī-Ē-sĭs) | pseud/o/cyesis false pregnancy |
| puerpera (pū-ĔR-pĕ-ră) | puerper/a childbirth |
| puerperal (pū-ĔR-pĕ-răl) | puerper/al pertaining to immediately after childbirth |
| pyloric stenosis (pī-LOR-ĭk stĕ-NŌ-sĭs) | pylor/ic stenosis narrowing of the pylorus or pyloric sphincter |
| teratogen (tĕr-AT-ŏ-jĕn) | terat/o/gen agent producing malformations (in a developing embryo)such as chemicals, viruses and environmental factors |
| teratogenic (tĕ-rat-ŏ-JĔN-ĭk) | terat/o/genic producing malformations |
| teratology (tĕr-ă-TŎL-ō-jē) | terat/o/logy The study of malformations |
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