Pregnancy terms Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
abruptio placentae | premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall |
dizygotic twins | twins resulting from two sperm cells fertilizing two egg cells |
hydatidiform mole | abnormal pregnancy resulting from a pathologic ovus; a mass of cysts |
hydramnios | excess amniotic fluid |
intrauterine transfusion | transfusion administered by injecting blood into the fetal peritoneal cavity before birth |
lochia | vaginal discharge following childbirth |
meconium | anal discharge from the digestive tract of a full-term fetus or a newborn |
monozygotic twins | twins resulting from one sperm cell fertilizing one egg cell, which then splits |
perinatology | branch of medicine concerned with the fetus after twenty-five weeks of development and with the newborn for the first four weeks after birth |
postpartum | occuring after birth |
teratology | study of substances that cause abnormal development and congenital malformations |
trimester | each third of the total period of pregnancy |
ultrasonography | technique used to visualize the size and position of fetal structures from patterns of deflected ultrasonic waves |
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