Med Term

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speculum

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device used for internal exams for women to dilate (open) the vaginal canal for examination

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subcuticular sutures

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sutures below the epidermis, below the surface of the skin

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approximated

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come together in close proximity, in a manner that closes the wound or incision

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vitamen E cream

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an antioxidant topical cream that enhances production of collagen

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postpartum depression

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major clinical depression that can occur within the first six months after delivery

persistent anxiety and fatigue

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despondency

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feeling discouraged and sad

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ambivalent

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unsure, undecided, or hesitant

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bonding

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innate, natural tendency to attach ourselves to others to meet biological, psychosocial, and even spiritual needs

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postpartum psychosis

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rare mental illness that almost always requires hospitalization

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puerperal

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occuring during or immediately after childbirth

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ovum

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egg from a femal with a reproductive cell from a male

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gamete

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reproductive cell that fuses with one of the opposite sex

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zygote

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fertilized egg

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haploid

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half of the genes/chromosones

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diploid

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zygote containing a full set of chromosomes, half of them from each donor

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pareunia

copulation

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synonym for coitus

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dyspareunia

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painful intercourse

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puberty

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period of growth and development in which a person reaches biological, reproductive maturity

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fertility

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medical term for the ability to conceive children

ability to naturally become pregnant

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fecundity

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ability to produce many offspring and to do so frequently

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assisted reproduction

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variety of techniques now available to aid in fertilization through intrauterine insemination

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sexually transmitted

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mode of infection by pathogens from one carrier to another

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chlamydia

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bacterial infection of the urethra and repdocutive system

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gonorrhea

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bacterial infection of the urethra, cervix, rectum, anus, and/or throat

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trichomoniasis (trich)

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common parasitic infection of the urethra and vagina

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syphilis

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backterial infection that is a disease

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genital herpes

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common viral STD transmitted through direct, person-to-person contact only through body fluids

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human papillomavirus (HPV)

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viral infection of the genital tract that cannot be treated

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spermatogenesis

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production of fully mature, functional spermatozoa

occurs in the testes

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oogenesis

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process in the female body that eventually produces a mature ovum

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oocyte

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immature ovum

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ovulation

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refers to the ripening and release of an egg from an ovary

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polycysitc ovarian syndrome (PCOS)

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multiple cysts on the ovaries

acne, obesity, anovulation, hirsutism, baldness, low bone density, menstrual irregularities

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hirsutism

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growth of facial hisotry

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mastology

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medical field specializing in the breast

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lactiferous ducts

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ducts capable of lactation

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lactivorous

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living on milk

newborn receiving all nourishment from breast milk

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histopathology

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microscopic, laboratory testing of tissue and blood

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family practice medicine

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concerned with the health, growth, and devleopment of families as a whole and with the individual members making up a family unit

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degernative

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symptoms develop over time

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infancy

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birth to the end of the child's first year of life

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colostrum

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first fluid secreted by the mammary glands after childbirth