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| Death of a fetus or infant (up to 28 days) |
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| The state of an infant born any time prior to completion of the 20th week of gestation |
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| Disease of a fetus or infant (up to 28 days) |
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| Prior to the onset of labor |
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| Period of intrauterine fetal development from conception to birth |
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| Bluish discoloration of the cervix, vagina and vulva caused by venous congestion. Early sign of pregnancy |
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| First movements of the fetus in utero |
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| A palpatory technique used in detecting or examining a floating object in the body, such as an organ or fetus. |
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| Pigmentary skin discolorations, usually those occurring in yellowish brown patches or spots |
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| Lines or bands elevated above or depressed below surrounding tissue, or differing in color and texture |
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| On bimanual examination, the lower part of the uterus is easily compressed between fingers in the vagina and a hand over the pelvic area; due to softening of lower uterine segments, and ovum not completely filling the uterine cavity |
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| Softening of the cervix uteri and vagina; a sign of pregnancy |
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| Braxton Hick's contractions |
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| Painless, irregular uterine contractions occurring during pregnancy |
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| A cystic structure developing in the ovarian cortex during the menstrual cycle |
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| A small yellow body which develops within a ruptured ovarian follicle. Secretes progesteron |
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| The periodic discharge of a bloody fluid from the uterus occurring at more or less regular intervals during the life of a woman from the age of puberty to menopause |
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| A very early pregnancy, about a week after conception |
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| The female sex hormone essential to normal life and to maintaining pregnancy |
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| Exercises named after Dr Arnold H. Kegel, designed to strengthen pelvic-vaginal muscles |
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| Study of the causes of disease |
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| Excessive secretion of saliva |
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| Increase in size of an organ or structure which does not involve tumor formation |
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| A vascular sound which may be heard by using a stethescope |
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| Instrument for inspecting the fetus through the uterine wall |
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| Embedding of the fertilized ovum, usually in the fallopian tube, occasionally in the abdominal cavity |
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| Analysis of a substance to determine its constituents and the relative proportions of each |
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| Degenerative process in chorionic villi which gives rise to multiple cysts and rapid growth of the uterus with hemorrhage |
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| Pertaining to the study of immunity to disease |
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| Protein, usually albumin, in the urine |
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| Combining word to indicate a woman who has produced viable offspring |
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| A woman during her first pregnancy |
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| A woman who has had or is giving birth to her first surviving child |
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| Ability to live, grow, and develop |
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| A system to estimate date of delivery. Count back 3 months from the last period, add 7 days |
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| The large part, base, or body of a hollow organ |
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| The distance between the top of a pregnant woman's uterus to her pubic bone. Measured to determine fetal age. |
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| Abnormal position of the fetus rendering natural deliver difficult or impossible |
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| Instrument for examination of canals |
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| Painful or difficult urination |
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| A local or generalized condition in which the body tissues contain an excessive amount of tissue fluid |
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| Diseases which can be transmitted between people |
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| Costovertebral Angle Tenderness |
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| Pain in the calf when the toe is passively dorsoflexed. An early sign of venous thrombosis of the deep veins of the calf |
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| Measurement of pelvic dimensions or proportions |
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| The entry of the presenting part of the fetus into the true pelvis |
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| To evacuate the bowels or bladder |
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| Medicine given by intermuscular injection which is used to prevent Rhesus disease (hemolytic disease of newborn) |
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| Unstable; liable to variation |
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| Fertilized ovum prior to segmentation |
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| Developing offspring in the first 8 weeks after conception |
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| Human embryo from 8 weeks until birth |
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| An agent or influence which causes physical defects in the developing embryo |
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| Pertaining to the urinary and reproductive organs |
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| A primary germ layer of the embryo laying between ectoderm and endoderm. From it arises al connective tissue, muscular, skeletal, circulatory, lymphatic, etc |
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| Inner layer of cells of an embryo |
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| Outer layer of cells in an embryo. From it are developed skin structures, nervous system, organs of special sense, etc |
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| The endometrium or mucous membrane which envelopes the impregnated ovum |
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| Between (chorionic) villi |
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| Puncture of the amniotic sac, usually through the abdominal wall and uterus, to obtain a sample of amniotic fluid on which to perform tests |
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| Immunization within the species i.e. Rh-/Rh+ |
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| Impenetrable by visible light rays. Not transparent |
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| Not transparent due to growth of microorganisms or to flacky or granular particles |
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| Lecithin-sphingomyelin ratio. Used in determining respiratory distress |
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| White or yellowish mucous discharge from the cervical canal or vagina |
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| Difficult or painful coitus |
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| Urination during the night, especially excessive |
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| A craving to eat unnatural substances, sometimes occuring during pregnancy. Possibly related to nutritional deficiencies |
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| Fainting or loss of conciousness |
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| Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy of such severity and duration that systemic effects such as acidosis and weight loss occur |
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| A virus in the herpesvirus family. Can be transmitted transplacentally |
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| Slender flexuous spiral organism |
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| Mucous patch on the vulva or anus, coated with grey exudate, flattened in form, with deliniated area. Characteristic of syphilis |
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| Inflammation of the bladder |
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| Condition of reduced circulating RBCs |
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| Discomfort, uneasiness, or indisposition, often indicative of infection |
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| Process of listening for sounds produced in some of the body cavities, esp. chest and abdomen, in order to detect or judge some abnormal condition |
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| An excess of amniotic fluid in the bag of waters |
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| Abnormally small amount of amniotic fluid |
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| A toxemia of pregnancy characterized by increasing hypertension, headaches, albuminuria, and edema of lower extremities. Can lead to Ecclampsia |
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| A condition characterized by fits and accompanied by sever hypertension, edema and proteinuria |
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| An abnormally situated placenta in the lower segment of the uterus, either completely or partially covering the internal os |
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| A placenta which is partially or completely torn from its site, usually in the upper segment of the uterus, after the 24th week of pregnancy |
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| Examiniation of the pelvic cavity, with one hand on the abdomen, the other with a finger in the rectum or vagina |
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| Pertaining to the relationship of fetal head to maternal pelvis |
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| A state in which the pregnancy is prolonged after the expected date of delivery |
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| Small for gestational age |
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