Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
42 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
speculum |
device used for internal exams for women to dilate (open) the vaginal canal for examination |
|
subcuticular sutures |
sutures below the epidermis, below the surface of the skin |
|
approximated |
come together in close proximity, in a manner that closes the wound or incision |
|
vitamen E cream |
an antioxidant topical cream that enhances production of collagen |
|
postpartum depression |
major clinical depression that can occur within the first six months after delivery persistent anxiety and fatigue |
|
despondency |
feeling discouraged and sad |
|
ambivalent |
unsure, undecided, or hesitant |
|
bonding |
innate, natural tendency to attach ourselves to others to meet biological, psychosocial, and even spiritual needs |
|
postpartum psychosis |
rare mental illness that almost always requires hospitalization |
|
puerperal |
occuring during or immediately after childbirth |
|
ovum |
egg from a femal with a reproductive cell from a male |
|
gamete |
reproductive cell that fuses with one of the opposite sex |
|
zygote |
fertilized egg |
|
haploid |
half of the genes/chromosones |
|
diploid |
zygote containing a full set of chromosomes, half of them from each donor |
|
pareunia copulation |
synonym for coitus |
|
dyspareunia |
painful intercourse |
|
puberty |
period of growth and development in which a person reaches biological, reproductive maturity |
|
fertility |
medical term for the ability to conceive children ability to naturally become pregnant |
|
fecundity |
ability to produce many offspring and to do so frequently |
|
assisted reproduction |
variety of techniques now available to aid in fertilization through intrauterine insemination |
|
sexually transmitted |
mode of infection by pathogens from one carrier to another |
|
chlamydia |
bacterial infection of the urethra and repdocutive system |
|
gonorrhea |
bacterial infection of the urethra, cervix, rectum, anus, and/or throat |
|
trichomoniasis (trich) |
common parasitic infection of the urethra and vagina |
|
syphilis |
backterial infection that is a disease |
|
genital herpes |
common viral STD transmitted through direct, person-to-person contact only through body fluids |
|
human papillomavirus (HPV) |
viral infection of the genital tract that cannot be treated |
|
spermatogenesis |
production of fully mature, functional spermatozoa occurs in the testes |
|
oogenesis |
process in the female body that eventually produces a mature ovum |
|
oocyte |
immature ovum |
|
ovulation |
refers to the ripening and release of an egg from an ovary |
|
polycysitc ovarian syndrome (PCOS) |
multiple cysts on the ovaries acne, obesity, anovulation, hirsutism, baldness, low bone density, menstrual irregularities |
|
hirsutism |
growth of facial hisotry |
|
mastology ,a,,p;pgu |
medical field specializing in the breast |
|
lactiferous ducts |
ducts capable of lactation |
|
lactivorous |
living on milk newborn receiving all nourishment from breast milk |
|
histopathology |
microscopic, laboratory testing of tissue and blood |
|
family practice medicine |
concerned with the health, growth, and devleopment of families as a whole and with the individual members making up a family unit |
|
degernative |
symptoms develop over time |
|
infancy |
birth to the end of the child's first year of life |
|
colostrum |
first fluid secreted by the mammary glands after childbirth |