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definition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gravido or cyes/o or cye/i | pregnancy or gestation |
| Pregnancy or Gestation is | The development of a fertilized ovum from conception to birth |
| Conception is | a joining of an ovum and sperm |
| conception is aka | fertilization |
| an ovum is a mature | oocyte or egg cell |
| A sperm is called a | spermatozoon |
| more than one spermatozoom are called | spermatozoa |
| Spermatozoa are the | male sex cells |
| Amni/o or amnion/o | amnion |
| What is amnion | the membranous sac that surrounds the embryo/fetus |
| smniocentesis | surgical puncture of the amnion |
| An amniocentesis is usually performed after | 14 weeks |
| amniotic fluid--what is it used for? | to detect genetic abnormalities |
| Fet/o or fe/i--fetus--what is a fetus? | the fertilized ovum from the 9th week of gestation to birth |
| nat/o birth or parturition-What is it? | Mother and fetus part ways |
| Prenatal | pertaining to before birth |
| Par/o or part/o | live births |
| Multiparous (multip) | pertaining to more than one viable birth |
| viability referes to | ability of the fetus to live outside of the uterus |
| multiparous women usually have | shorter labor times |
| omphal/o (Willy Wonka) | umbilical cord or umbilicus |
| What is the umbilical cord | it connects the embryo/fetus to the placenta |
| The layperson call the placenta | after birth |
| What is the placenta? | connection between the fetal and maternal blood supply |
| Maternal refers to | Mom (mother) |
| Omphalitis | Inflammation of the umbilical cord |
| lactogenic | pertaining to the production of milk (lactation) |
| Pelvis | the pelvis is made up of 3 bones called: ilium, ishium and pubis |
| Pelvimetry | The process of measuring the pelvis |
| Prim/i | first |
| Primipara | Primary/first viable birth |
| `pseudo/o | false |
| pseudocyesis | false pregnancy (gestation) |
| pylor/o | pyloric sphincter allows food to leave the stomach. (cluster of cells that open and closes |
| pyloric stenosis | congenital narrowing of the plyoric sphencter causing an ileus. |
| congenital means | you are born with the abnormality |
| What is an ileus | bowel obstruction |
| nulli | none |
| nulliparous | pertaining to no viable birth |
| congenital means | you are born with the abnormality |
| What is an ileus | bowel obstruction |
| nulli | none |
| nulliparous | pertaining to no viable birth |
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