9-COMPLEMENTARY, Built
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 amniochorial | pertaining to amnion and chorion |
| amniorrhea | discharge of amniotic fluid |
| amniorrhexis | rupture of the amnion |
| antepartum | before childbirth |
| embryogenic | producing an embryo |
| embryoid | resembling an embryo |
| fetal | pertaining to the fetus |
| gravida | pregnant |
| gravidopuerperal | pertaining to pregnancy and childbirth |
| lactic | pertaining to milk |
| lactogenic | producing milk |
| multigravida | many pregnancies |
| multipara | many births |
| natal | pertaining to birth |
| neonate | new birth |
| neonatologist | physician who studies and treats disorders of the newborn |
| neonatology | study of the newborn |
| nulligravida | no pregnancies - has never been pregnant |
| nullipara | no births |
| para | birth |
| postnatal | pertaining to after birth |
| postpartum | after childbirth |
| prenatal | pertaining to before birth |
| primigravida | first pregnancy |
| primipara | first birth |
| pseudocyesis | false pregnancy |
| puerpera | childbirth |
| puerperal | pertaining to childbirth |
| teratogen | any agent producing malformation |
| teratogenic | producing malformations |
| teratology | study of malformations |
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