Med Terms Unit 9

Front 1

Chorion

Back 1

outermost layer of fetal membrane

Front 2

amnion

Back 2

innermost layer of fetal membrane

Front 3

amni/o, amnion/o

Back 3

amniotic fluid

Front 4

chori/o

Back 4

chorion

Front 5

embry/o

Back 5

embryo

Front 6

fet/o, fet/i

Back 6

fetus

Front 7

gravid/o

Back 7

pregnancy

Front 8

lact/o

Back 8

milk

Front 9

nat/o

Back 9

birth

Front 10

omphal/o

Back 10

umbilicus, navel

Front 11

par/o, part/o

Back 11

bear, give birth, labor

Front 12

puerper/o

Back 12

childbirth

Front 13

cephal/o

Back 13

head

Front 14

esophag/o

Back 14

esophagus

Front 15

pelv/i, pelv/o

Back 15

pelvic bone, pelvis

Front 16

prim/i

Back 16

first

Front 17

pseud/o

Back 17

false

Front 18

pylor/o

Back 18

pyloric sphincter

Front 19

terat/o

Back 19

malformations

Front 20

ante-, pre-

Back 20

before

Front 21

micro-

Back 21

small

Front 22

multi-

Back 22

many

Front 23

nulli-

Back 23

none

Front 24

post-

Back 24

after

Front 25

-amnios

Back 25

amnion, amniotic fluid

Front 26

-cyesis

Back 26

pregnancy

Front 27

-e

Back 27

no meaning

Front 28

-is

Back 28

no meaning

Front 29

-rrhexis

Back 29

rupture

Front 30

-tocia

Back 30

birth, labor

Front 31

-um

Back 31

no meaning

Front 32

-us

Back 32

no meaning

Front 33

Abruptio Placentae

Back 33

premature seperation of placenta from uterine wall

Front 34

Eclampsia

Back 34

severe complication & progression of preeclampsia characterized by convulsion

Front 35

ectopic pregnancy

Back 35

pregnancy outside uterus

Front 36

placenta previa

Back 36

abnormally low implantation of placenta on uterine wall to cover cervix

Front 37

preeclampsia

Back 37

abnormal condition during pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure, edema, but no convulsions

Front 38

cleft lip or palate

Back 38

congenital split of lip or roof of mouth

Front 39

erythroblastosis fetalis

Back 39

condition of newborn characterized by hemolysis of RBC

Front 40

esophageal atresia

Back 40

congenital absence of part of esophagus

Front 41

fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)

Back 41

condition caused by excessive alcohol consumption during pregnancy by mother

Front 42

gastroschisis

Back 42

congenital dissure of abdominal wall not at uterus

Front 43

respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)

Back 43

respiratory complication in newborn

Front 44

spina bifida

Back 44

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

Front 45

amniocentesis

Back 45

surgical puncture to aspirate amniotic fluid to assess fetal health and maturity

Front 46

breech presentation

Back 46

birth position where butt, feet, or knees emerge first

Front 47

cephalic presentation

Back 47

head emerges first during birth presentation

Front 48

colostrum

Back 48

thin, milky fluid secreted by breast during pregnancy & first days after birth

Front 49

congenital anomaly

Back 49

abnormality present at birth

Front 50

lochia

Back 50

vaginal discharge after childbirth

Front 51

meconium

Back 51

first stool of newborn

Front 52

parturition

Back 52

act of giving birth

Front 53

obstetrics

Back 53

medical specialty; pregnancy, childbirth, & puerperium

Front 54

puerperium

Back 54

period from delivery until reproductive organs return to normal

Front 55

quickening

Back 55

first feeling of movement of fetus in utero by pregnant woman

Front 56

AB

Back 56

abortion

Front 57

CS, C-section

Back 57

cesarean section

Front 58

DOB

Back 58

date of birth

Front 59

EDD

Back 59

estimated date of delivery

Front 60

FAS

Back 60

fetal alcohol syndrome

Front 61

IVF

Back 61

in vitro fertilization

Front 62

LMP

Back 62

last menstrual period

Front 63

Multip

Back 63

multipara

Front 64

NB

Back 64

newborn

Front 65

OB

Back 65

obstetrics

Front 66

Primip

Back 66

primipara

Front 67

RDS

Back 67

respiratory distress syndrome

Front 68

VBAC

Back 68

vaginal birth after cesarean section