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term that describes pregnancy
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Gravidity
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Number of pregnancies in which the fetus(es) has (have reached viability, not the # of fetuses (e.g., twins) born (whether the fetus is born alive or is stillborn--i.e., the fetus who shows no signs of life at birth, after viability is reached, has no effect on this numeric designation)
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Parity
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Woman who is pregnant
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Gravida
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Woman who has never been pregnant
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Nulligravida
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Woman who has not completed a pregnancy w/ a fetus (or fetuses) who has (have) reached the stage of fetal viability
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Nullipara
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Woman who is pregnant for the first time
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Primigravida
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Woman who has not completed a pregnancy w/ a fetus or fetuses who have reached the stage of fetal viability
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Primipara
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Woman who has had two or more pregnancies to the stage of fetal viability
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Multipara
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Woman who has had two or more pregnancies
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Multigravida
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Term referring to a pregnancy that has reached 20 weeks of gestation but before completion of 37 weeks of gestation
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Preterm
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Capacity to live outside the uterus, about 22 to 24 weeks since the last menstrual period, or a fetal weight more than 500g
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Viability
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Term used to describe a pregnancy from the beginning of the 38th week of gestation to the end of the 42nd week of gestation
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Term
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Two terms used to describe a pregnancy that goes beyond 42 weeks of gestation
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Postterm, postdate
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Substance whose presence in urine or serum results in a positive pregnancy test result
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Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
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Menstrual bleeding no longer occurring
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Amenorrhea
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fundal height decreased, fetal head in pelvic inlet
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Lightening
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cervix and vagina violet-blue in color
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Chadwick sign
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Swelling of ankles and feet at the end of the day
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Physiologic edema
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Cervical tip softened
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Goodell sign
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Increased hair growth on face and abdomen
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hirsutism
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Fetal head rebounding w/ gentle upward tapping through vagina
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ballotement
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White mucoid vaginal discharge w/ faint musty odor
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leukorrhea
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Enlarged sebaceous glands in areola on both breasts
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Montgomery tubercles
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plug of mucus filling endocervical canal
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Operculum
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Pink stretch marks on breasts and abdomen
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Striae gravidarium
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Thick, creamy fluid expressed from nipples
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colostrum
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Cheeks, nose, and forehead blotchy, hyperpigmented
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chloasma (mask of pregnancy)
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Pigmented line extending up abdominal midline
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linea nigra
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Varicosities around anus
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hemorrhoids
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Heartburn experienced after supper
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pyrosis
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Lumbosacral curve increased
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lordosis
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Paresthesia and pain in right hand radiating down elbow
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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Spotting following cervical palpitation or intercourse
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friability
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Hematocrit decreased from 40% to 36%
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physiologic anemia
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Vascular spiders on neck and thorax
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telangiectasis (angioma)
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Palms pinkish red, mottled
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palmar erythema
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Abdominal wall muscles separated
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Diastasis recti abdominis
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