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Chapter 23 Gynecological Examination and Prenatal Care Key Terms2023Chapter 23 Gynecological Examination and Prenatal Care Key Terms2023Chapter 23 Gynecological Examination and Prenatal Care Key Terms2023Chapter 23 Gynecological Examination and Prenatal Care Key Terms2023
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Abortion - AnswerThe termination of the pregnancy before the fetus reaches the age of viability (20 weeks) Adnexal - AnswerAdjacent Amenorrhea - AnswerThe absence or cessation of the menstrual period. Occurs normally before puberty, during pregnancy, and after menopause. Atypical - AnswerDeviation from the normal Braxton Hicks contractions - AnswerIntermittent and irregular painless uterine contractions that occur throughout pregnancy. They occur more frequently toward the end of pregnancy and are sometimes mistaken for true labor pains. Cervix - AnswerThe lower narrow end of the uterus that opens into the vagina. Colposcopy - AnswerExamination of the cervix using a colposcope (a lighted instrument with a magnifying lens). Cytology - AnswerThe science that deals with the study of cells, including teri origin, structure, function, and pathology. Dilation (of the cervix) - AnswerThe stretching of the external os from an opening a few millimeters wide to an opening large enough to allow the passage of an infant (approximately 10 cm). Dysmenorrhea - AnswerPain associated with the menstrual period. Dyspareunia - AnswerPain in the vagina or pelvis experienced by a woman during sexual intercourse Dysplasia - AnswerThe growth of abnormal cells. A precancerous condition that may or may not develop into cancer. Ectocervix - AnswerThe part of the cervix that projects into the vagina and is lined with stratified squamous epithelium. Effacement - AnswerThe thinning and shortening of the cervical canal from its normal length of 1 to 2 cm to a structure with paper-thin edges in which there is no canal at all.
Occurs late in pregnancy, during labor, or both. The purpose along with dilation is to permit the passage of the infant into the birth canal. Embryo - AnswerThe child in utero from the time of conception through the first 8 weeks of development. Endocervix - AnswerThe mucous membrane lining the cervical canal. Engagement - AnswerThe entrance of the fetal head or the presenting part into the pelvic inlet. Expected date of delivery (EDD) - AnswerProjected birth date of the infant. External os - AnswerThe opening of the cervical canal of the uterus into the vagina. Fetal heart rate - AnswerThe number of times per minute the fetal heart beats Fetal heart tones - AnswerThe sounds of the heartbeat of the fetus heard through the mother's abdominal wall. Fetus - AnswerThe child in utero from the third month after conception to birth; during the first 2 months of development, it is called an embryo Fundus - AnswerThe dome-shaped upper portion of the uterus between the fallopian tubes. Gestation - AnswerThe period of intrauterine development from conception to birth; the period of pregnancy. The average pregnancy lasts about 280 days, or 40 weeks, from the date of conception to childbirth. Getational age - AnswerThe age of the fetus between conception and birth Gynecology - AnswerThe branch of medicine that deals with the diseases of reproductive organs of women Infant - AnswerA child from birth to 12 months of age Menopause - AnswerThe permanent cessation of menstruation, which usually occurs between the ages of 45 and 55 Menorrhagia - AnswerExcessive bleeding during a menstrual period, in the number of days or the amount of blood or both. Also called dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) Metrorrhagia - AnswerBleeding between menstrual periods. Multigravida - AnswerA women who has been pregnant more than once
Risk factor - AnswerAnything that increases an individual's chance of developing a disease Some risk factors (e.g. smoking) can be avoided, but other cannot (e.g. age and family history). Toxemia - AnswerA condition that can occur in pregnant women that includes preeclampsia and eclampsia. If preeclampsia goes undiagnosed or is not satisfactorily controlled, it could develop into eclampsia, characterized by convulsions and coma. Trimester - AnswerThree months, or one third, of the gestational period of pregnancy. Vulva - AnswerThe region of the external female genital organs. dys- - Answerdifficult, painful, abnormal men/o - Answermenstration -orrhea - Answerflow, excessive discharge plasia - Answera growth ecto- - Answeroutside, outer endo- - Answerwithin gynec/o - Answerwoman -ology - Answerstudy of -orrhagia - Answerrapid flow of blood multi- - Answermany gravid/o - Answerpregnancy par/o - Answerbear, give birth to nulli- - Answernone peri- - Answersurrounding post - Answerafter pre- - Answerbefore, in front of nat/o - Answerbirth
-al - Answerpertaining to prim/i - Answerfirst tri- - Answerthree