OBtVocabulary
Gestation:tthetperiodtoftdevelopingtinsidetthetuterustbetweentconceptiontandtbirtht Gravid
ity:tpregnancy
Gravida:tatpregnanttwoman:talsotrefersttotthettotaltnumbertoftpregnanciestatwomanthasthadt Nulligravi
da:tatwomantwhothastnevertbeentpregnancy
Primigravida:tatwomantwhotistpregnanttfortthetfirstttimet Multigravi
da:tatwomantwhothasthadt2tortmoretpregnancies
Parity/Para:tthetnumbertoftpregnanciestintwhichtatfetusthastreachedt20tweekstgestationtwhentbornt (w
hethertalivetortstillborn)
Nullipara:tatwomantwhothastnottgiventbirthttotatfetust20tweekstgestationtortmoret Primip
ara:tatwomantwhothastgiventbirthttotatfetustoftattleastt20tweekstgestationtonce
Multipara:tatwomantwhothadtgiventbirthttotatfetustattleastt20tweekstgestationt2tortmorettimes
Abortion/Miscarriage:tthetlosstoftatpregnancytbeforet20tweekstgestation.tMaytbetspontaneoustort induc
ed.
Stillbirth/FetaltDemise:tatfetaltdeathtthattoccurstaftert20tweekstgestation
Viability:tthetcapacityttotlivetoutsidetthetuterus
Preterm:tatbabytborntaftertthet20tht weektoftgestationtandtbeforetthetstarttoftthet37tht weektoftgestation.
Fulltterm/Term:tatbabytborntatt37tweekstgestationttot42tweekstgestion
Babytborntatttermt–tmeanstthetsametthingtastFulltterm
Postterm/tPostdates:tatpregnancytthattgoestbeyondt42tweekstoftpregnancy
Lochia:tvaginaltdischargetaftertbirth.tConsiststoftblood,tmucus,tandtuterinetliningt-tneedttotknowtforttest
Fundus:tthettoptoftthetuterus.
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Prefixes:
Amnio:tamniontortamniotictfluidt Cephal
/o:thead
Chol:tbile
Chori/o:tchoriont(outertmosttmembranetthattsurroundstembryo,tFetaltsidetoftthetplacenta)
t Crani/o:tbrain
Cysto/Cysti:tbladdertortsac
t Hem/Hemato:tbloodt La
cto/lact-
tmilkt Mamm/Mast/o:tbre
astt Nephr/o:tkidneys
Neur/o:tnervet
Oo:tEgg,tovaryt
Oophor/o:tovary
t Opthalm:teyet
Ovi/Ovo-
tovaryt Osteo:tb
onet Pneum:tlun
gt Salping/o:ttub
e
Sten/o:tblocked,tnarrow
t Ur/Uro:turine
Suffixes:
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“amnios”-tamniontortamniotictfluid
“ation”:tthetactiontortprocesstoftdoingtsomething
t “ity”-
thetqualitytoftbeingtwhattthetadjectivetstatest “cel
e”-tprotrusion,thernia,tswelling
“centesis”-
tsurgicaltpuncturettotaspiratetfluidt ectomy:tsurgic
altremovaltof
emesis:tvomitingt emi
a:tintthetbloodt “itis”:
tinflammation
“lysis”:tseparating,tloosening,tdissolution
t “megaly”-enlarged
“paresis”-tparalysistof
“stasis”tstop,tcontrol,tstandingt “s
tenosis”:tconstricting,tnarrowingt
“thorax”:tchesttcavity
“tocia”:tlabor,tbirtht “
uria”-turine,turination
Abbreviations
NSVD-
tnormaltspontaneoustvaginaltdeliveryt C/St–
tC-section
P/C/St–tPrimarytC-Sectiont-firsttc-
sectiont R/C/St–tRepeattC-Sectiont-
Secondtortmore
VBAC-tVaginaltbirthtaftertC-sectiont–tneedsttotbetagreedtbytdoctor-tdiscussedtwithtpatient
• Increasedt risk
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ROMt–tRupturetoftMembrane
PPROMt–tPretermtprematuretRupturetmembrane
SROMt–
tSpontaneoustRupturetmembranet(justthappens)t AROM
-tartificialtRupturetMembranet(donetbytdoctor)t CTX-
Contractionsteveryttwotortthreetminutes
FHRt–tfetalthearttrate
GBS-Grouptbetatstrapt–
tdoneteveryt30tweekst PNVt-pre-
nataltvitamins
E/Ft–tepiduraltfoley
AFIt-amnionictfluidtindext–
t5t&t20tvaluet D&Ct–
tdelectationt&tCurettaget(Abortion)t D&Et–
tdelectationt&tevacuation
EBLt–tEstimatedtbloodtloss
QBL-
t○tQuantificationtoftbloodtlosst EDD/ED
C-tEstimatedtDatatconfinementt LMP-
tLasttMenstrualtPeriod
IUGR-tintrauterinetGrowthtRestriction
SGA-
tSmalltfortgestationaltaget LG
A-
tLargetfortgestationaltaget IVF
-tIntvitrotfertilization
BPP-
tAtbiophysicaltprofilet PT
L-tPretermtlabor
MgSo4t-tMagnesiumtsulfate
• anticonvulsant,tatcardiovasculartdrug,tatcalciumtchanneltblocker,tantanaesthetic,ta
t tocolytictagent,tantanti-arrhythmiatdrug,tantanalgesic
• pretermtlabort–tneurot protectiontoftthetbaby
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