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Obstetrics
Chapter 18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Absence of menstrual flow | Amenorrhea |
| The inner of the two membrane layers that surround and contain the fetus and the amniotic fluid during pregnancy | Amnion |
| A liquid produced by and contained within the fetal membranes during pregnancy | Amniotic Fluid |
| The double layered sac that contains the fetus and the amniotic fluid during pregnancy | Amniotic Sac |
| The darker pigmented, circular area surrounding the nipple of each breast | Areola |
| A technique of using the examiner's finger to tap against the uterus, through the vagina, to cause the fetus to "bounce" within the amniotic fluid and feeling it rebound quickly | Ballottement |
| Irregular, ineffective contractions of the uterus that occur throughout pregnancy | Braxton Hicks Contractions |
| Suturing the cervix to keep it from dilating prematurely during the pregnancy "purse string procedure" | Cerclage |
| The blueish-violet hue of the cervix and vagina after approximately the sixth week of pregnancy | Chadwick's Sign |
| Patches of tan or brown pigmentation associated with pregnancy "mask of pregnancy" | Chloasma |
| The outer of the two membrane layers that surround and contain the fetus and the amniotic fluid during pregnancy | Chorion |
| Sexual intercourse "copulation" | Coitus |
| The thin, yellowish fluid secreted by the breasts during pregnancy and the first few days after birth, before lactation begins | Colostrum |
| The union of a male sperm and a female ovum "fertilization" | Conception |
| A mass of yellowish tissue that forms within the ruptures ovarian follicle after ovulation | Corpus Luteum |
| The most sever form of hypertension during pregnancy, evidenced by seizures | Eclampsia |
| Swelling, with water retention | Edema |
| Thinning of the cervix, which allows it to enlarge the diameter of its opening in preparation for childbirth | Effacement |
| The name given to the product of conception from the second through the eighth week of pregnancy | Embryo |
| The inner lining of the uterus | Endometrium |
| A surgical procedure in which in an incision is made into the woman's perineum to enlarge the vaginal opening for delivery of the baby | Episiotomy |
| A special stethoscope for hearing the fetal heartbeat through the mother's abdomen | Fetoscope |
| The name given to the developing baby from approximately the eighth week after conception until birth | Fetus |
| The finger like end of the fallopian tube | Fimbriae |
| Superior aspect of the uterus | Fundus |
| A mature sperm or ovum | Gamete |
| A return, or reflux, of gastric juices into the esophagus - resulting in a burning sensation | Gastroesophageal Reflux |
| 280 days The period of intrauterine development of the fetus from conception through birth | Gestation |
| A gamete producing gland, such as an ovary or a testis | Gonads |
| The softening of the uterine cervix | Goddell's Sign |
| A woman who is pregnant | Gravida |
| Softening of the lower segment of the uterus | Hegar's Sign |
| High blood pressure | Hypertension |
| Low blood pressure | Hypotension |
| The time and the process that occur during birth, from the beginning of cervical dilation to the delivery of the placenta | labor |
| The production and secretion of milk from the female breasts as nourishment for the infant | Lactation |
| Visualization of the abdominal cavity with an instrument called a laparoscope through an incision into the abdominal wall | Laparoscopy |
| A white discharge from the vagina | Leukorrhea |
| The settling of the fetal head into the pelvis | Lightening |
| A darkened vertical midline appearing on the abdomen of a pregnant woman, extending from the fundus to the symphysis pubis | Linea Nigra |
| A forward curvature of the spine | Lordosis |
| A woman who has given birth two or more times after 20 weeks' gestation | Multipara |
| A formula that is used to calculate the date of birth | Nagele's Rule |
| The branch of medicine that specializes in the treatment and care of the disease and disorders of the new born through the first four weeks of life | Neonatology |
| A woman who has never completed a pregnancy beyond 20 weeks' gestation | Nullipara |
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