IMPROVED MATERNAL &
CHILD HEALTH NURSING (CARE
OF THE CHILDBEARING &
CHILDREARING FAMILY, 7TH
EDITION – GLOSSARY)
A - CORRECT ANSWER -
abortion: - CORRECT ANSWER -any interruption of a pregnancy before the fetus is viable (a stage of
development that
will enable the fetus to survive outside the uterus if born at that time)
absorption: - CORRECT ANSWER -transfer sof sa sdrug sfrom sits spoint sof sentry sin sthe sbody sinto
sthe sbloodstream
abstinence: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-refraining sfrom ssexual sintercourse
abstract sthought: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-final sstage sin scognitive sthought sprocesses; sallows sproblem
ssolving sand
creating shypotheses
accommodation: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-adjustment sof sthe seye sto sfocus son sa sclose simage
s(ophthalmology); sthe sability sto
,adapt sthought sprocesses sto sfit swhat sis sperceived s(Piaget)
acculturation: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-the sprocess sof slosing scultural sbeliefs sand svalues sto
sthose sof sa sdominant ssociety
acrocyanosis: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-cyanosis s(blue scolor) sin sthe sfeet sand shands
acute sbilirubin sencephalopathy: spermanent sdamage sof sbrain scells scaused swhen shigh slevels
s(about s20 smg-100 sml) sof sindirect sbilirubin sleave sthe sbloodstream sand sinterfere swith sthe
schemical ssynthesis sof sbrain scells
acute spain: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-sharp spain, sgenerally soccurring sabruptly safter san sinjury
sacyanotic sheart sdisease: sheart sor scirculatory sanomalies sthat sinvolve seither sa sstricture sto
sthe sflow sof sblood sor sa sshunt sthat smoves sblood sfrom sthe sarterial sto sthe svenous ssystem
s(oxygenated sto sunoxygenated sblood, sor sleft-to-right sshunts)
adolescence: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-the stime speriod sbetween s13 syears sand s18 sto s20 syears
adrenarche: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-pubic sand saxillary shair sthat soccur swith spuberty
sadventitious ssounds: sextra sor sabnormal sbreathing ssounds
affective slearning: slearning sthat sinvolves sa schange sin sattitude
afterload: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-the sresistance sagainst swhich sthe scardiac sventricles smust spump
afterpains: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-intermittent scramping sdue sto suterine scontraction sduring
sinvolution sin sthe spostpartal
period
,age sof sviability: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-the searliest sage sat swhich sfetuses scould ssurvive sif sthey swere
sborn sat sthat stime;
generally saccepted sas s24 sweeks, sor sfetuses sweighing smore sthan s400 sg
alleles: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-two slike sgenes
allergen: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-antigen sthat scauses sthe srelease sof smediating ssubstances scausing
stissue sinjury sand
allergic ssymptoms
allogeneic stransplantation: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-transfer sof sbody stissues sfrom san simmune-
compatible s(histocompatible) sdonor
allografting: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-transfer sof sbody stissue sbetween stwo sgenetically sdissimilar
sindividuals
Alport's ssyndrome: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-a sprogressive schronic sglomerulonephritis sinherited sas san
sautosomal
dominant sdisorder
alternative sbirthing scenter: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-a ssetting sfor sbirth sseparate sfrom sa shospital
alternative sinsemination: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-assistive sreproductive stechnique, sin swhich ssperm sis
sdeposited sinto sa
woman's scervix sor suterus
amblyopia: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-reduced svision sin sone seye; s―lazy seye‖
, amenorrhea: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-absence sof sa smenstrual sflow
amniocentesis: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-the swithdrawal sof samniotic sfluid sfrom sthe suterus sby smeans sof
sintroduction sof sa
needle sthrough sthe sabdominal sand suterine swall
amnioinfusion: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-enlarging sthe samount sof samniotic sfluid sby sadministration sof
snormal ssaline sor
lactated sRinger's ssolution sintravaginally sinto sthe suterus
amniotic sfluid sembolism: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-condition sin swhich samniotic sfluid sis sforced sinto
smaternal scirculation
and stravels sto sthe slungs sas ssmall semboli
amniotic smembrane: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-the sinnermost smembrane ssurrounding sthe sfetus; sit
ssecretes samniotic sfluid
amniotomy: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-artificial srupturing sof smembranes sduring slabor sif sthey sdo snot
srupture sspontaneously
analgesia: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-a smedication sthat sreduces sor sdecreases sawareness sof spain
anaphylaxis: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-acute shypersensitivity s(type sI) sreaction scharacterized sby sextreme
svasodilation sthat
leads sto scirculatory sshock sand sextreme sbronchoconstriction sthat sdecreases sthe sairway slumens
CHILD HEALTH NURSING (CARE
OF THE CHILDBEARING &
CHILDREARING FAMILY, 7TH
EDITION – GLOSSARY)
A - CORRECT ANSWER -
abortion: - CORRECT ANSWER -any interruption of a pregnancy before the fetus is viable (a stage of
development that
will enable the fetus to survive outside the uterus if born at that time)
absorption: - CORRECT ANSWER -transfer sof sa sdrug sfrom sits spoint sof sentry sin sthe sbody sinto
sthe sbloodstream
abstinence: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-refraining sfrom ssexual sintercourse
abstract sthought: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-final sstage sin scognitive sthought sprocesses; sallows sproblem
ssolving sand
creating shypotheses
accommodation: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-adjustment sof sthe seye sto sfocus son sa sclose simage
s(ophthalmology); sthe sability sto
,adapt sthought sprocesses sto sfit swhat sis sperceived s(Piaget)
acculturation: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-the sprocess sof slosing scultural sbeliefs sand svalues sto
sthose sof sa sdominant ssociety
acrocyanosis: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-cyanosis s(blue scolor) sin sthe sfeet sand shands
acute sbilirubin sencephalopathy: spermanent sdamage sof sbrain scells scaused swhen shigh slevels
s(about s20 smg-100 sml) sof sindirect sbilirubin sleave sthe sbloodstream sand sinterfere swith sthe
schemical ssynthesis sof sbrain scells
acute spain: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-sharp spain, sgenerally soccurring sabruptly safter san sinjury
sacyanotic sheart sdisease: sheart sor scirculatory sanomalies sthat sinvolve seither sa sstricture sto
sthe sflow sof sblood sor sa sshunt sthat smoves sblood sfrom sthe sarterial sto sthe svenous ssystem
s(oxygenated sto sunoxygenated sblood, sor sleft-to-right sshunts)
adolescence: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-the stime speriod sbetween s13 syears sand s18 sto s20 syears
adrenarche: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-pubic sand saxillary shair sthat soccur swith spuberty
sadventitious ssounds: sextra sor sabnormal sbreathing ssounds
affective slearning: slearning sthat sinvolves sa schange sin sattitude
afterload: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-the sresistance sagainst swhich sthe scardiac sventricles smust spump
afterpains: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-intermittent scramping sdue sto suterine scontraction sduring
sinvolution sin sthe spostpartal
period
,age sof sviability: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-the searliest sage sat swhich sfetuses scould ssurvive sif sthey swere
sborn sat sthat stime;
generally saccepted sas s24 sweeks, sor sfetuses sweighing smore sthan s400 sg
alleles: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-two slike sgenes
allergen: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-antigen sthat scauses sthe srelease sof smediating ssubstances scausing
stissue sinjury sand
allergic ssymptoms
allogeneic stransplantation: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-transfer sof sbody stissues sfrom san simmune-
compatible s(histocompatible) sdonor
allografting: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-transfer sof sbody stissue sbetween stwo sgenetically sdissimilar
sindividuals
Alport's ssyndrome: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-a sprogressive schronic sglomerulonephritis sinherited sas san
sautosomal
dominant sdisorder
alternative sbirthing scenter: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-a ssetting sfor sbirth sseparate sfrom sa shospital
alternative sinsemination: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-assistive sreproductive stechnique, sin swhich ssperm sis
sdeposited sinto sa
woman's scervix sor suterus
amblyopia: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-reduced svision sin sone seye; s―lazy seye‖
, amenorrhea: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-absence sof sa smenstrual sflow
amniocentesis: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-the swithdrawal sof samniotic sfluid sfrom sthe suterus sby smeans sof
sintroduction sof sa
needle sthrough sthe sabdominal sand suterine swall
amnioinfusion: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-enlarging sthe samount sof samniotic sfluid sby sadministration sof
snormal ssaline sor
lactated sRinger's ssolution sintravaginally sinto sthe suterus
amniotic sfluid sembolism: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-condition sin swhich samniotic sfluid sis sforced sinto
smaternal scirculation
and stravels sto sthe slungs sas ssmall semboli
amniotic smembrane: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-the sinnermost smembrane ssurrounding sthe sfetus; sit
ssecretes samniotic sfluid
amniotomy: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-artificial srupturing sof smembranes sduring slabor sif sthey sdo snot
srupture sspontaneously
analgesia: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-a smedication sthat sreduces sor sdecreases sawareness sof spain
anaphylaxis: s- sCORRECT sANSWER s-acute shypersensitivity s(type sI) sreaction scharacterized sby sextreme
svasodilation sthat
leads sto scirculatory sshock sand sextreme sbronchoconstriction sthat sdecreases sthe sairway slumens
