Chapter 18
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Absence of menstrual flow | Amenorrhea
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The inner of the two membrane layers that surround and contain the fetus and the amniotic fluid during pregnancy | Amnion
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A liquid produced by and contained within the fetal membranes during pregnancy | Amniotic Fluid
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The double layered sac that contains the fetus and the amniotic fluid during pregnancy | Amniotic Sac
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The darker pigmented, circular area surrounding the nipple of each breast | Areola
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A technique of using the examiner's finger to tap against the uterus, through the vagina, to cause the fetus to "bounce" within the amniotic fluid and feeling it rebound quickly | Ballottement
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Irregular, ineffective contractions of the uterus that occur throughout pregnancy | Braxton Hicks Contractions
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Suturing the cervix to keep it from dilating prematurely during the pregnancy "purse string procedure" | Cerclage
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The blueish-violet hue of the cervix and vagina after approximately the sixth week of pregnancy | Chadwick's Sign
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Patches of tan or brown pigmentation associated with pregnancy "mask of pregnancy" | Chloasma
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The outer of the two membrane layers that surround and contain the fetus and the amniotic fluid during pregnancy | Chorion
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Sexual intercourse "copulation" | Coitus
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The thin, yellowish fluid secreted by the breasts during pregnancy and the first few days after birth, before lactation begins | Colostrum
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The union of a male sperm and a female ovum "fertilization" | Conception
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A mass of yellowish tissue that forms within the ruptures ovarian follicle after ovulation | Corpus Luteum
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The most sever form of hypertension during pregnancy, evidenced by seizures | Eclampsia
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Swelling, with water retention | Edema
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Thinning of the cervix, which allows it to enlarge the diameter of its opening in preparation for childbirth | Effacement
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The name given to the product of conception from the second through the eighth week of pregnancy | Embryo
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The inner lining of the uterus | Endometrium
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A surgical procedure in which in an incision is made into the woman's perineum to enlarge the vaginal opening for delivery of the baby | Episiotomy
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A special stethoscope for hearing the fetal heartbeat through the mother's abdomen | Fetoscope
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The name given to the developing baby from approximately the eighth week after conception until birth | Fetus
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The finger like end of the fallopian tube | Fimbriae
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Superior aspect of the uterus | Fundus
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A mature sperm or ovum | Gamete
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A return, or reflux, of gastric juices into the esophagus - resulting in a burning sensation | Gastroesophageal Reflux
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280 days The period of intrauterine development of the fetus from conception through birth | Gestation
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A gamete producing gland, such as an ovary or a testis | Gonads
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The softening of the uterine cervix | Goddell's Sign
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A woman who is pregnant | Gravida
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Softening of the lower segment of the uterus | Hegar's Sign
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High blood pressure | Hypertension
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Low blood pressure | Hypotension
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The time and the process that occur during birth, from the beginning of cervical dilation to the delivery of the placenta | labor
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The production and secretion of milk from the female breasts as nourishment for the infant | Lactation
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Visualization of the abdominal cavity with an instrument called a laparoscope through an incision into the abdominal wall | Laparoscopy
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A white discharge from the vagina | Leukorrhea
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The settling of the fetal head into the pelvis | Lightening
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A darkened vertical midline appearing on the abdomen of a pregnant woman, extending from the fundus to the symphysis pubis | Linea Nigra
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A forward curvature of the spine | Lordosis
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A woman who has given birth two or more times after 20 weeks' gestation | Multipara
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A formula that is used to calculate the date of birth | Nagele's Rule
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The branch of medicine that specializes in the treatment and care of the disease and disorders of the new born through the first four weeks of life | Neonatology
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A woman who has never completed a pregnancy beyond 20 weeks' gestation | Nullipara
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