Anatomy & Physiology | Conception | Labor & Delivery | Word Building | Diseases |
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Ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, and vagina.
Internal genitalia of the female
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Fertilization or Conception
When Spermatozoa penetrates the surface of an ovum.
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Cephalic Presentation
When the head becomes the presenting part of the body to go first through the birth canal.
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Endo-
Innermost; within
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Leiomyoma
Benign, fibrous tumor in the smooth muscle of the myometrium.
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Fundus
Rounded top of the uterus
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Gestation
Moment of conception to the moment of birth
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Braxton Hicks
Irregular uterine contractions; also called false labor
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Ante-
Forward; before
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Vaginitis
Vaginal inflammation or infection.
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Metri/o-
Combining Form for uterus
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-ization
Process of making, creating, or inserting.
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Parturition
The process of labor and childbirth
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-ation
A process; being or having
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Abruptio Placentae
Complete or partial separation of the placenta from the uterine wall before the third stage of labor.
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Myometrium
Middle layer of the uterus
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Toc/o-
Combining form that refers to "labor and birth"
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Effacement
Thinning of the cervical wall
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ligat/o-
To tie up; to bind
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Galactorrhea
Discharge of milk from the breasts when the patient is not pregnant or breastfeeding.
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Uterine tube (function)
Transport an ovum from the ovary to the uterus.
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Zygote
When a spermatozoon unites with an ovum and has 46 chromosomes.
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Neonate
A newborn who is between 38 and 42 weeks gestation
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Cephal/o-
Head
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Rectocele
Herniation of the rectum into the vagina because of a weakness in the vaginal wall.
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