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Chapter 18 -OB

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amenorrhea   no mentrual flow  
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amnion   inner layer if membrane  
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amniotic fluid   protects baby in womb  
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amniotic sac   double membrane  
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areola   dark pigmented area around nipple  
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ballottement   fluid check  
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Braxton hicks contractions   tightenening feeling, very minor contractions  
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cerclage   suturing of the cervix  
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Chadwick's sign   bluish cervix  
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cholasma   patches of tan  
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chorion   outer layer of membrane  
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coitus   sex  
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colostrum   yellow secretion from breast  
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conception   union of sperm and egg  
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corpus luteum   forms from ovarion follicle secreted pregnancy hormones  
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eclampsia   sever hypertension  
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edema   water retention  
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effacement   thinning of cervix  
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embryo   product of conception thru 8 weeks  
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endometrium   inner lining of uterus  
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episiotomy   cutting the perineum  
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fetoscope   scope to hear fetal heartbeat  
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fetus   developing baby  
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fimbriae   fingerlike helps move egg into fallopian tubes  
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fundus   top aspect of uterus  
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gamete   sperm or ovum  
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gastroesophaeal reflux   gastric juices into esophagus  
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gestation   term of pregnancy  
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gonads   ovaries, or testies  
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Goodell's sign   softening of the cervix  
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gravida   pregnant women  
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Hegar's sign   softening of lower uterus  
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hypertension   high blood pressure  
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hypotension   low blood pressure  
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labor   time and process of birth  
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lactation   secretion of milk  
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laparoscopy   visualization of the abdominal cavity  
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leukorrhea   white discharge  
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lightening   settleing of head into pelvis  
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linea nigra   dark midline on abdomen  
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lithotomy position   patient lies on back with legs in sturrips  
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lordosis   forward curve of spine  
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multipara   women given birth after 20 weeks  
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Nagele's Rule   calulation of expected date of birth  
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neonatology   specialize in newborns  
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nullipara   women who never complete a pregnancy beyond 20 weeks  
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obstetrician   specialize in women, pregnancy and delivery  
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ovulation   release of mature ovum  
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placenta   highly vascular disc shaped organ  
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preeclampsia   high blood pressure  
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pregnancy   intrauterine development of fetus  
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primipara   1st birth after 20 weeks  
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quickening   feeling of fetal movement  
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straie gravidarum   stretch marks  
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trimester   division of pregnancy  
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waddling gait   manner of walk  
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abortion   termination of pregnancy  
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abruptio placenta   premature separation of the implanted placenta  
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ectopic pregnancy   pregnancy developing outside of the uterus  
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gestational diabetes   diabetes developed during pregnancy  
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hyperemesis gravidarium   abnormal vomiting and dehydration  
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incompetent cervix   dialates early  
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bloody show   discharge caused by cervix opening  
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rupture of amniotic sac   onset of labor  
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sudden burst of energy   before onset of labor  
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amniocentesis   surgical puncture of amniotic sac  
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Cesarean section   baby delivered transabdominally  
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Contraction stress test   oxytocin challenge test  
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pelvic ultrasound   high frequency sound wave  
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pelvimetry   measuring pelvis  
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pregnancy test   urine or blood testing level of HCG hormone  
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