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30 Cards in this Set
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gestation
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length of time from conception to birth
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lactation
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production and release of milk by the mammary glands
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orifice
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mouth; entrance or outlet of any anatomical structure
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puerperium
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time after childbirth that lasts approximately 6 weeks, during which the anatomical and physiological changes brought about by pregnancy resolve and a woman adjusts to the new or expanded responsibilities of motherhood and non pregnant life
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amni/o
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amnion (amniotic sac)
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cervic/o
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neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
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colp/o
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vagina
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vagin/o
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vagina
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galact/o
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milk
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lact/o
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milk
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gynec/o
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woman; female
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hyster/o
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uterus (womb)
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metri/o
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uterus
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uter/o
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uterus
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mamm/o
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breast
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mast/o
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breast
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men/o
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menses; menstruation
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metr/o
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uterus; measure
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nat/o
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birth
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oophor/o
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ovary
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ovari/ot
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ovary
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perine/o
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perineum
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salping/o
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tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)
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-arche
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beginning
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-cyesis
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pregnancy
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-gravida
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pregnant woman
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-para
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to bear (offspring)
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-salpinx
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tubes (usually fallopian or eustachian tubes)
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-tocia
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childbirth, labor
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-version
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turning
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