The Gynecologic Examination and Prenatal Care
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| The termination fo the pregnancy before the fetus reached the age of viability (20 weeks). | ABORTION
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| Adjacent. | ADNEXAL
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| The absence or cessation of the menstrual period. Amenorrhea occurs normally before puberty, during pregnancy, and after menopause. | AMENORRHEA
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| Deviation from the normal. | ATYPICAL
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| Intermittend and irregular painless uterine contractions that occur throughout pregnancy. They occur more frequently toward the end of pregnancy and are sometimes mistaken for true labor pains. | BRAXTON HICKS CONTRACTIONS
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| The lower narrow end of the uterus that opens into the vagina. | CERVIX
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| Examination of the cervix using a colposcope (a lighted instrument with a magnifying lens). | COLPOSCOPY
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| The science that deals with the study of cells, including their origin, structure, function, and pathology | CYTOLOGY
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| Thestretching of the external os from an opening a few millimeters wide to an opening large enough to allow the passage of an infant (approximately 10 cm). | DILATION (OF THE CERVIX)
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| Pain associated with the menstrual period. | DYSMENORRHEA
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| Pain in the vagina or pelvis experienced by a woman during sexual intercourse. | DYSPAREUNIA
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| The growth of abnormal cells. Dysplasia is a precancerous condition that may or may not develop into cancer. | DYSPLASIA
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| The part of the cervix that projects into the vagina and is lined with stratified squamous epithelium. | ECTOCERVIX
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| Expected date of delivery, or due date. | EDD
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| The thinning and shortening of the cervical canal from its normal length of 1 to 2 cm to a structure with paper-thin edges in which there is no canal at all. Effacement occurs late in pregnancy, during labor, or both. The purpose of effacement along with | EFFACEMENT
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| The child in utero from the time of conception to the beginning of the first trimester. | EMBRYO
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| The mucous membrane lining the cervical canal. | ENDOCERVIX
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| The entrance of the fetal head or the presenting part into the pelvic inlet. | ENGAGEMENT
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| Projected birth date of the infant. | EXPECTED DATE OF DELIVERY (EDD)
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| The opening of the cervical canal of the uterus into the vagina. | EXTERNAL OS
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| The number of times per minute the fetal heart beats. | FETAL HEART RATE
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| The sounds of the heartbeat of the fetus heard through the mother's abdominal wall. | FETAL HEART TONES
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| The child in utero from the third month after conception to birth; during the first 2 months of debelopment, it is called an embryo. | FETUS
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| The dome-shaped upper portion of the uterus between the fallopian tubes. | FUNDUS
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| The period of intrauterine development from conception to birth; the period of pregnancy. The average pregnancy lasts about 280 days, or 40 weeks, from the date of conception to childbirth. | GESTATION
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| The age of the fetus between conception and birth. | GESTATIONAL AGE
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| The total number of pregnancies a woman has had regardless of duration, including a current pregnancy. | GRAVIDITY
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| The branch of medicine that deals with the diseases of reproductive organs of women. | GYNECOLOGY
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| A child from birth to 12 months of age. | INFANT
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| The internal opening of the cervical canal into the uterus. | INTERNAL OS
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| A discharge from the uterus after delivery that consists of blood, tissue, white blood cells,and some bacteria. | LOCHIA
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| The permanent cessation of menstruation, which usually occurs between the ages of 45 and 55. | MENOPAUSE
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| Excessive bleeding during a menstrual period, in the number of days or the amount of blood or both. Also called dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB). | MENORRHAGIA
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| Bleeding between menstrual periods. | METRORRHAGIA
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| A woman who has been pregnant more than once. | MULTIGRAVIDA
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| A woman who has completed two or more pregnancies to the age of fetal viability regardless of whether they ended in live infants or stillbirths. | MULTIPARA
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| A woman who has not carried a pregnancy to the point of viability (20 weeks gestation). | NULLIPARA
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| The branch of medicine concerned with the care of the woman during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartal period. | OBSTETRICS
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| The condition of having borne offspring regardless of the outcome. | PARITY
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| Before the onset of menopause, the phase during which the woman with regular periods changes to irregular cycles and increased periods of amenorrhea. | PERIMENOPAUSE
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| The external region between the vaginal orifice and the anus in a female and between the scrotum and the anus in a male. | PERINEUM
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| The relation of the presenting part of the fetus to the maternal pelvis. | POSITION
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| Occurring after childbirth. | POSTPARTUM
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| A major complication of pregnancy, thecause of which is unknown, characterized by increasing hypertension, albuminuria, and edema. If this condition is neglected or not treated properly, it may develop into eclampsia, which could cause maternal convulsion | PREECLAMPSIA
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| Before birth. | PRENATAL
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| Indication of the part of the fetus that is closest to the cervix and is delivered first. A cephalic presentation is a delivery in which the fetal head is presenting against the cervix. A breech presentation is a delivery in which the buttocks or feet are | PRESENTATION
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| Delivery occuring between 20 and 37 weeks of gestation regardless of whether the child was born alive or stillborn. | PRETERM BIRTH
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| A woman who is pregnant for the first time. | PRIMIGRAVIDA
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| A woman who has carried a pregnancy to fetal viability (20 weeks of gestation) for the first time, regardless of whether the infant was stillborn or alive at birth. | PRIMIPARA
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| The period of time, usually 4 to 6 weeks after delivery, in which the uterus and the body systems are returning to normal. | PUERPERIUM
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| The first movements of the fetus in utero as felt by the mother, which usually occurs between 16 and 20 weeks of gestation and is felt consistently thereafter. | QUICKENING
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| Anything that increases and individual's chance of developing a disease. Some risk factors (e.g.,smoking) can be avoided, but others cannot (e.g.,age and family history). | RISK FACTOR
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| Delivery occurring after 37 weeks of gestation regardless of whether the infant was born alive or stillborn. | TERM BIRTH
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| A condition that can occur in pregnant women that includes preeclampsia and eclampsia. If preeclampsia goes undiagnosed or is nto satisfactorily controlled, it could develop into eclampsia, characterized by convulsions and coma. | TOXEMIA
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| Three months, or one third, of the gestational period of pregnancy. | TRIMESTER
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| The region of the external female genital organs. | VULVA
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