Question | Answer |
Adnexal | adjacent |
Amenorrhea | absence or cessation of menstrual period |
Atypical | deviation from normal |
Cervix | lower, narrow end of uterus that opens into vagina |
Colposcopy | exam of cervix with lighted, magnifying lens |
Cytology | the science of the study of cells: origin,structure,function and pathology |
Dysmenorrhea | painful menstrual period |
Dyspareunia | pain in vagina/pelvis during sexual intercourse |
Dysplasia | the growth of abnormal cells |
Ectocervix | the part of the cervix that extends into vagina |
Endocervix | the mucous membrane lining of cervical canal |
External os | the opening of the cervical canal into the vagina |
Gynecology | the branch of medicine dealing with the reproductive organs of women |
Menopause | the permanent cessation of menstruation |
Menorrhagia | excessive bleeding during a menstrual period |
Metrorrhagia | bleeding between menstrual periods |
Perimenopause | prior to menopause when menstrual cycles become irregular and with increased periods of amenorrhea |
Perineum | the external region between vagina and anus or scrotum and anus |
Risk factor | increased chance of developing disease |
Vulva | female external genitalia |
Braxton Hicks contractions | intermittent,irregular,painless contractions that occur throughout pregnancy |
Dilation | the stretching of the external os to allow passage of infant at birth |
EDD | expected date of delivery |
Effacement | the thinning and shortening of the cervical canal as birth approaches |
Embryo | the child in utero from conception to the beginning of the 1st trimester |
Engagement | the entrance of the fetal presenting part into the pelvic inlet |
Fetal heart tones | the heartbeat of the fetus heard through the mother's abdominal wall |
Fetus | the child in utero from the third month after conception to birth |
Fundus | the dome-shaped upper portion of the uterus |
Gestation | the period of intrauterine development from conception to birth |
Infant | a child from birth to 12 months of age |
Lochia | discharge from uterus after delivery |
Multigravida | a woman who has been pregnant more than once |
Multipara | a woman who has completed 2 or more pregnancies to viability regardless of birth status |
Nullipara | a woman who has not carried a pregnancy to viability (20 weeks gestation) |
Obstetrics | the branch of medicine concerned with the care of the woman during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum period |
Position | the relation of the presenting part of the fetus to the maternal pelvis |
Postpartum | occuring after childbirth |
Preeclampsia | a major complication of pregnancy characterized by increasing hypertension, albuminuria, and edema |
Prenatal | before birth |
Presentation | indication of the part of the fetus that is closest to the cervix and will be delivered first |
Primigravida | a woman who is pregnant for the first time |
Primipara | a woman who has carried a pregnancy to viability regardless of birth status |
Puerperium | the period of time after delivery in which the body systems return to pre-pregnancy state (4 to 6 weeks) |
Quickening | the 1st fetal movements in utero |
Toxemia | a condition that includes preeclampsia and eclampsia |
Trimester | 3 months or 1/3 of the gestational period of pregnancy |