cH 40 mRs Sanzone vocab
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| adnexal |  pertaining to adjacent or accessory parts |
| clitoris | small elongated erectile body situated above the urinary meatus at the superior point of the labia minora |
| coitus | sexual union between male and a femal AKA intercourse |
| colostrum | thin yellow milky fluid secreted by the mammary glands a few days before and after delivery |
| dilation | the opening of the cervix through the process of labor |
| dilatation and curettage | the widening of the cervix and scraping of the endometrial wall of the uterus |
| dysplasia | an alteration of cell growth causeing differences in size, shape, and appearance |
| effacement | the thining of the cervix during labor |
| endocervical curettage | the scraping of the cells from the wall of the uterus |
| fundus | the curved top portion of the uterus |
| fundal height | can be used as a measurement of fetal growth and estimated gestation |
| human chorionic gonadotropin | a hormone secreted by the placenta, it is found in the urine of pregnant females |
| idiopathic | without apparent know cause |
| lymphedema | swelling caused by the accumulation of lymph fluid in soft tissue |
| mons pubis | the fat pad that covers the symphysis pubis |
| multiparous | pertaining to women who have had two or more pregnancies |
| myelomeningocele | a herniation of a portion of the spinal cord and its meninges that protrudes through a congenital opening in the vertebral column |
| neural tube defect | any of a group of congenital abnormalies involving the brain spinal column that are casued by failure of the neural tube to close during embryonic development |
| nonstress test | fetal monitoring used in combination with maternal reports of fetal movement to evaluate fetal heart rate response |
| parturition | act or process of giving birth to a child |
| stereotactic | an xray procedure to guide the insertion of a needle ino a specific area of the breast |
| teratogens | substance that result in severe fetal deformites |
| vulva | the external female genitalia which begins at mons pubis and terminates at the anus |
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