Exploring Medical Language 7Th Ed Mryna Lefleur Brooks

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amni/o, amnion/o

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amnion, amniotic fluid
def: amnion-innermost layer of the fetal membrane
def: amniotic fluid-fluid within the amniotic sac, which surronds the fetus

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chori/o

Back 2

chorion
def: outer most layer of the fetal membrane

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embry/o

Back 3

embryo, to be full
def: unborn offspring in stage of development from implantaion of zygote to end of second month of pregnancy

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fet/o, fet/i

Back 4

fetus
def: unborn offspring from beginning of the third month of pregnancy until birth

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gravid/o

Back 5

pregnancy

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lact/o

Back 6

milk

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nat/o

Back 7

birth

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omphal/o

Back 8

umbilicus, navel

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par/o, part/o

Back 9

bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth

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puerper/o

Back 10

childbirth

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cephal/o

Back 11

head

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esophag/o

Back 12

esophagus
def: tube leading from the throat to the stomach

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pelv/o, pelv/i

Back 13

pelvis, pelvic bone

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pirm/i

Back 14

first

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pseud/o

Back 15

false

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pylor/o

Back 16

pylorus (pyloric sphincter)

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terat/o

Back 17

malformations

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ante-, pre-

Back 18

before

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micro-

Back 19

small

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multi-

Back 20

many

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nulli-

Back 21

none

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post-

Back 22

after

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-amnios

Back 23

amnion, amniotic fluid

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-cyesis

Back 24

pregnancy

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-e

Back 25

noun suffix, no meaning

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-is

Back 26

noun suffix, no meaning

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-partum

Back 27

childbirth, labor

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-rrhexis

Back 28

rupture

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-tocia

Back 29

birth, labor

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-um

Back 30

noun suffix, no meaning

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-us

Back 31

noun suffix, no meaning

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ANATOMY
gamete

Back 32

mature germ cell, either sperm or ovum

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ANATOMY
ovulation

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expulsion of mature ovum from an ovary

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ANATOMY
conception, or fertilization

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beginning or pregnancy, when the spern enters the ovum (usually occurs in uterine tubes)

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ANATOMY
zygote

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cell formed by the union of the sperm and ovum

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ANATOMY
gestation, pregnancy

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development of a new indivudual from conception to birth

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ANATOMY
implantation

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embedding of the zygote in the uterine lining. The process normally begins about7 days after fertilization

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ANATOMY
placenta, or afterbirth

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a structure that grows on the wall of the uterus during pregnancy and allows for nourishment of the unborn child

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OBSTETRIC DISEASE AND DISORDER TERMS (Not built fr word parts)
abortion

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termination of pregnancy

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OBSTETRIC DISEASE AND DISORDER TERMS (Not built fr word parts)
abruptio placentae

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premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall

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OBSTETRIC DISEASE AND DISORDER TERMS (Not built fr word parts)
eclampsia

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severe complication and progression of preclampsia

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OBSTETRIC DISEASE AND DISORDER TERMS (Not built fr word parts)
ectopic pregnancy

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pregnancy occurring outside the uterus

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OBSTETRIC DISEASE AND DISORDER TERMS (Not built fr word parts)
placenta previa

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abnormally low implantation of the placenta on the uterine wall

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OBSTETRIC DISEASE AND DISORDER TERMS (Not built fr word parts)
preclampsia

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abnormal condition encountered during pregnancy or shortly after delivery characterized by high blood pressure

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NEONATOLOGY DISEASE AND DISORDER TERMS (Not built from word parts)
erythroblastosis fetalis

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condition of the neborn characterized by hemolysis of the erythrocytes. Incompatability of blood types between mother and child

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NEONATOLOGY DISEASE AND DISORDER TERMS (Not built from word parts)
esophageal atresia

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congenital absence of part of the esophagus. Food cannot pass from mouth to stomach

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NEONATOLOGY DISEASE AND DISORDER TERMS (Not built from word parts)
gastroschisis

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a congenital fissure of the abdominal was nat at the unbilicus

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NEONATOLOGY DISEASE AND DISORDER TERMS (Not built from word parts)
respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)

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a respiratory complication in the newborn especially in premature infants.

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NEONATOLOGY DISEASE AND DISORDER TERMS (Not built from word parts)
spina bifida

Back 49

congenital defect in the vertebral column caused by the failure of the veretbral arch to close.