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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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