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MDA 141 Terms

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Definition
Nulli   Never pregnant  
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Gravida   A pregnant women  
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Para   Along side, near, apart  
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Erythrocyte   A red blood cell  
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Hematopoiesis   Blood cell production  
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Leukopenia   Diminished numbers of leukocytes  
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Thrombocyte   Platelets in the blood  
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Hysterosalpingoophorectomy   Removal of uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries of hemo.  
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Anemia   Having less than normal quantity  
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Menorrhagia   Excessive bleeding during menstruation  
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Angioplasty   Procedure used to widen vessels narrowed by stenosis or occlusions  
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Enuresis   Bed wetting  
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Phagocytosis   The engulfing of microorganisms or other cells and foreign particles  
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Menopause   The end of menstruation  
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Hemolysis   Rupture of erythrocytes with release of hemoglobin into the plasma  
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Microthrombus   A small thrombus located in a capillary or other small blood vessel  
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Hemoglobin   Main functional constituent of the red blood cell  
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Mastitis   Inflammation of a mammary gland or udder  
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Hysterectomy   Surgical removal of part or all of the uterus  
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Biology   The science of life and of living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution,etc  
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Orchiectomy   Surgical removal of one or both testes  
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Vaginoplasty   Reconstruction of the vagina (surgical procedure)  
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Colposcopy   Procedure to examine, magnified view of the cervix and the tissues of the vagina and vulva  
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Endometriosis   A disease in which tissue that normally grows inside the uterus (endometrium) grows outside it  
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Menorrhea   Menstrual flow  
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Rectocele   Herniation of the rectum into the vaginal area  
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Cystocele   Herniation of the urinary bladder into the vagina  
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Dilation & curettage (D&C   A surgical procedure in which the cervix is expanded using a dilator and the uterine lining scraped with a curette  
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Menorrhagia   excessive bleeding during menses  
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Metrorrhagia   irregular bleeding at times other than menses  
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Polymenorrhea   abnormally frequent menses  
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Postmenopausal bleeding   bleeding after menopause that is not associated with tumor, inflammation, or pregnancy  
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Menarche   a girl begins menses  
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Braxton- Hicks   enlargement of the uterus  
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Chadwick sign   formation of a mucous  
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Goodell sign   bluish violet color (increased vascularity of the cervix and vagina)  
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human chronic gonadotropin (HCG)   maternal urine or blood  
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Lochia rubra   blood- tinged discharge within 6 days of delivery  
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Lochia serosa   thin, brownish discharge lasting about 3 to 4 days  
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Lochia alba   white postpartum discharge  
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