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obstetric surgical terms and complementary terms

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incision into the amnion   amniotomy  
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incision of the vulva, sometimes performed during delivery   episiotomy (perineotomy)  
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pertaining to the pelvis, process of recording sound   pelvic sonography  
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surgical puncture ot aspirate amniotic fluid   amniocentesis  
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instrument used for visual examination of amniotic fluid   amnioscope  
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visual examination of amniotic fluid   amnioscopy  
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pertaining to the amnion and chrion   aminochorial  
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discharge of amniotic fluid   amniorrhea  
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rupture of the amnion   amniorrhexis  
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before childbirth   antepartum  
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producing an embryo   embryogenic  
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resembling an embryo   embryoid  
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pertaining to the fetus   fetal  
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pregnant   gravida  
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pertaining to pregnancy and childbirth   gravidopuerperal  
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within labor and childbirth   intrapatum  
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pertaining to milk   lactic  
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producing milk   lactogenic  
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discharge of milk   lactorrhea  
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many pregnancies   multigravida  
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many births   multipara  
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pertaining to birth   natal  
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new birth   neonate  
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physician who studies and treats disorders of the newborn   neonatologist  
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study of the newborn   neonatology  
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no pregnancies   nulligravida  
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no births   nullipara  
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birth   para  
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pertaining to after birth   postnatal  
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after childbrith   postpartum  
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pretaining to befroe birth   prenatal  
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first pregnancy   primigravida  
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first birth   primipar  
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false pregnancy   pseudocyesis  
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childbirth   puerpera  
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pertaining to childbirth   puerperal  
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any agent producing malformation   teratogen  
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producing malformations   teratogenic  
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study of malformations   teratology  
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parturition (act of giving birth) in which the buttocks, feet, or knes emerge first   breech presentation  
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parturition in which any part of the head emerges first   cephalic presentation  
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the birth of a baby through an incision in the mothers abdomen and urterus   cesarean section (CS, C-section) caesarean  
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thin, milky fluid secreted by the breast during pregrancy and during the first days after birth   congenital anomaly  
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method of fertilizing human ova outside the body   in vitro fertilization (IVF)  
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the secretion of milk   lactation  
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baginal dischage after childbirth   lochia  
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first stool of the newborn   meconium  
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an individual who practices midwifery   midwife  
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the practice of assisting in childbirth   midwifery  
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physician who specializes in obstetris   obstetrician  
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medical speciality dealing with pregancy childbrith, and puerperium   obstetrics (OB)  
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infant born before completing 37 weeks of gestation   premature infant (preterm infant)  
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the first feeling of movement of the fetus in utero by pregnant woman   quickening  
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born dead   stillborn  
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