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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

Chapter 9: Obstetrics and Neonatology. MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY. Chapter 9 Abbreviations. C.N.A. CS ER, ED ICU OB OPD OR Peds. certified nursing assistant central service, central supply emergency room, emergency dept. intensive care unit obstetrics outpatient dept. operating room

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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

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  1. Chapter 9: Obstetrics and Neonatology MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

  2. Chapter 9 Abbreviations • C.N.A. • CS • ER, ED • ICU • OB • OPD • OR • Peds • certified nursing assistant • central service, central supply • emergency room, emergency dept. • intensive care unit • obstetrics • outpatient dept. • operating room • pediatrics

  3. Chapter 9 Abbreviations • GTPAL • G/P • EDC • LMP • G = gravida T = term births P = preterm births A = abortions L = living children • gravida/para • due date (estimated date of confinement • last menstrual period

  4. Chapter 9 Abbreviations • BOW • C/S, C-section • FHT • NB • p/o, PO • PACU • POD • bag of waters • cesarean section • fetal heart tone (heart rate) • newborn • postoperative • Post Anesthesia Care Unit • post operative day

  5. Obstetrics and Neonatology • Obstetrics • Branch of medicine that deals with childbirth and the care of the mother before, during, and after birth • Neonatology • Branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the newborn

  6. Obstetrics and Neonatology • Terms Relating to Pregnancy • Gamete • mature germ cell, either sperm (male) or ovum (female) • Ovulation • expulsion of a mature ovum from an ovary • Conception • beginning of pregnancy, when the sperm enters the ovum • Fertilization normally occurs in the uterine tubes

  7. Obstetrics and Neonatology • Zygote • cell formed by the union of the sperm and the ovum • Embryo • unborn offspring in the stage of development from implantation of the zygote to the end of the eighth week of pregnancy • Fetus • unborn offspring from the beginning of the ninth week of pregnancy until birth

  8. Obstetrics and Neonatology • Gestation, Pregnancy • development of a new individual from conception to birth • Gestation period • duration of pregnancy; normally 38 to 42 weeks, which can be divided into three equal periods (trimesters) • Implantation • embedding of the zygote in the uterine lining • normally begins about 7 days after fertilization and continues for several days

  9. Obstetrics and Neonatology • Placenta, or afterbirth • a structure that grows on the wall of the uterus during pregnancy and allows for nourishment • Amniotic, or amnionic, sac • membranous bag that surrounds the fetus before delivery (bag of water) • Chorion • outermost layer of the fetal membrane • Amnion • innermost layer of the fetal membrane • Amniotic, or amnionic, fluid • fluid within the amniotic sac, which surrounds the fetus

  10. Word Parts for Obstetrics and Neonatology Combining Form Definition • amni/o, amnion/o • chori/o • embry/o • fet/o, fet/i • gravid/o • lact/o • nat/o • omphal/o • par/o, part/o • puerper/o • amnion, amniotic fluid • chorion • embryo, to be full • fetus, unborn child • pregnancy • milk • birth • umbilicus • bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth • childbirth

  11. Word Parts commonly used in Obstetrics and Neonatology Combining Form Definition • cephal/o • esophag/o • pelv/o, pelv/i • prim/i • pseud/o • pylor/o • head • esophagus • pelvic bone, pelvis • first • false • pylorus

  12. Word Parts for Obstetrics and Neonatology Prefix Definition • ante-, pre- • micro- • multi- • nulli- • post- • before • small • many • none • after

  13. Word Parts for Obstetrics and Neonatology Suffix Definition • -amnios • -cyesis • -e • -is • -partum • -rrhexis • -tocia • -us • amnion, amniotic fluid • pregnancy • noun suffix, no meaning • noun suffix, no meaning • childbirth, labor • rupture • birth, labor • noun suffix, no meaning

  14. Med Terms (from word parts)[Obstetrics Disease & Disorders] Term Definition • amnionitis • chorioamnionitis • choriocarcinoma • dystocia • hysterorrhexis • oligohydramnios • polyhydramnios

  15. Med Terms (not from word parts)[Disease & Disorders] Term Definition • abortion • ectopic pregnancy • termination of pregnancy by the expulsion from the uterus of an embryo before fetal viability, usually before 20 weeks of gestation • pregnancy occurring outside the uterus, commonly in the uterine tubes

  16. Med Terms (from word parts)[Neonatology Disease & Disorders] Term Definition • microcephalus • omphalitis • omphalocele • pyloric stenosis • tracheoesophagealfistula

  17. Med Terms (not from word parts)[Neonatology Disease & Disorders] Term Definition • esophageal atresia • congenital absence of part of the esophagus. • Food cannot pass from the baby’s mouth to the stomach

  18. Med Terms (from word parts)[Surgical Terms] Term Definition • amniotomy • episiotomy

  19. Med Terms (from word parts)[Diagnostic Terms] Term Definition DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING • pelvic sonography OTHER • amniocentesis • amnioscope • amnioscopy

  20. Med Terms (from word parts)[Complimentary Terms] Term Definition • amniochorial • amniorrhea • amniorrhexis • antepartum • embryogenic • embryoid • fetal • gravida • gravidopuerperal • intrapartum

  21. Med Terms (from word parts)[Complimentary Terms] Term Definition • lactic • lactogenic • lactorrhea • multigravida • multipara • natal • neonate • neonatologist • neonatology • nulligravida

  22. Med Terms (from word parts)[Complimentary Terms] Term Definition • nullipara • para • postnatal • postpartum • prenatal • primigravida • primipara • pseudocyesis • puerpera • puerperal

  23. Med Terms (not from word parts)[Complimentary Terms] Term Definition • breech presentation • cephalic presentation • cesarean section (C-section, CS) • colostrum • birth position in which the buttocks, feet, or knees emerge first • birth position in which any part of the head emerges first. It is the most common presentation • the birth of a baby through an incision in the mother/s abdomen and uterus • thin, milky fluid secreted by the breast during pregnancy and during the first days after birth before lactation begins

  24. Med Terms (not from word parts)[Complimentary Terms] Term Definition • congenital anomaly • lactation • lochia • meconium • midwife • midwifery • abnormality present at birth; often discovered before birth by ultrasonography and/or amniocentesis • the secretion of milk • vaginal discharge after childbirth • first stool of the newborn (greenish-black) • an individual who practices midwifery • the practice of assisting in childbirth

  25. Med Terms (not from word parts)[Complimentary Terms] Term Definition • obstetrician • obstetrics (OB) • parturition • premature infant • puerperium • stillborn • physician who specializes in obstetrics • medical specialty dealing with pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium • act of giving birth • infant born before completing 37 weeks of gestation (preterm infant) • period from delivery until the reproductive organs return to normal (~ 6 weeks) • born dead

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