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 of a drug from its point of entry in the body
into the bloodstream
abstinence: - CORRECT ANSWER -refraining from isexual iintercourse
abstract ithought: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-final istage iin icognitive ithought iprocesses; iallows
iproblem isolving iand
creating ihypotheses
accommodation: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-adjustment iof ithe ieye ito ifocus ion ia iclose iimage
,i(ophthalmology); ithe iability ito
,adapt ithought iprocesses ito ifit iwhat iis iperceived i(Piaget)
acculturation: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-the iprocess iof ilosing icultural ibeliefs iand ivalues
ito ithose iof ia idominant isociety
acrocyanosis: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-cyanosis i(blue icolor) iin ithe ifeet iand ihands
acute ibilirubin iencephalopathy: ipermanent idamage iof ibrain icells icaused iwhen ihigh
ilevels i(about i20 img-100 iml) iof iindirect ibilirubin ileave ithe ibloodstream iand iinterfere
iwith ithe ichemical isynthesis iof ibrain icells
acute ipain: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-sharp ipain, igenerally ioccurring iabruptly iafter ian
iinjury iacyanotic iheart idisease: iheart ior icirculatory ianomalies ithat iinvolve ieither ia
istricture ito ithe iflow iof iblood ior ia ishunt ithat imoves iblood ifrom ithe iarterial ito ithe
ivenous isystem i(oxygenated ito iunoxygenated iblood, ior ileft-to-right ishunts)
adolescence: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-the itime iperiod ibetween i13 iyears iand i18 ito i20 iyears
adrenarche: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-pubic iand iaxillary ihair ithat ioccur iwith ipuberty
iadventitious isounds: iextra ior iabnormal ibreathing isounds
affective ilearning: ilearning ithat iinvolves ia ichange iin iattitude
afterload: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-the iresistance iagainst iwhich ithe icardiac iventricles imust
ipump
afterpains: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-intermittent icramping idue ito iuterine icontraction iduring
iinvolution iin ithe ipostpartal
period
, age iof iviability: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-the iearliest iage iat iwhich ifetuses icould isurvive iif ithey
iwere iborn iat ithat itime;
generally iaccepted ias i24 iweeks, ior ifetuses iweighing imore ithan i400 ig
alleles: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-two ilike igenes
allergen: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-antigen ithat icauses ithe irelease iof imediating isubstances
icausing itissue iinjury iand
allergic isymptoms
allogeneic itransplantation: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-transfer iof ibody itissues ifrom ian iimmune-
compatible i(histocompatible) idonor
allografting: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-transfer iof ibody itissue ibetween itwo igenetically idissimilar
iindividuals
Alport's isyndrome: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-a iprogressive ichronic iglomerulonephritis iinherited
ias ian iautosomal
dominant idisorder
alternative ibirthing icenter: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-a isetting ifor ibirth iseparate ifrom ia ihospital
alternative iinsemination: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-assistive ireproductive itechnique, iin iwhich
isperm iis ideposited iinto ia
woman's icervix ior iuterus
amblyopia: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-reduced ivision iin ione ieye; i―lazy ieye‖
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 of a drug from its point of entry in the body
into the bloodstream
abstinence: - CORRECT ANSWER -refraining from isexual iintercourse
abstract ithought: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-final istage iin icognitive ithought iprocesses; iallows
iproblem isolving iand
creating ihypotheses
accommodation: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-adjustment iof ithe ieye ito ifocus ion ia iclose iimage
,i(ophthalmology); ithe iability ito
,adapt ithought iprocesses ito ifit iwhat iis iperceived i(Piaget)
acculturation: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-the iprocess iof ilosing icultural ibeliefs iand ivalues
ito ithose iof ia idominant isociety
acrocyanosis: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-cyanosis i(blue icolor) iin ithe ifeet iand ihands
acute ibilirubin iencephalopathy: ipermanent idamage iof ibrain icells icaused iwhen ihigh
ilevels i(about i20 img-100 iml) iof iindirect ibilirubin ileave ithe ibloodstream iand iinterfere
iwith ithe ichemical isynthesis iof ibrain icells
acute ipain: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-sharp ipain, igenerally ioccurring iabruptly iafter ian
iinjury iacyanotic iheart idisease: iheart ior icirculatory ianomalies ithat iinvolve ieither ia
istricture ito ithe iflow iof iblood ior ia ishunt ithat imoves iblood ifrom ithe iarterial ito ithe
ivenous isystem i(oxygenated ito iunoxygenated iblood, ior ileft-to-right ishunts)
adolescence: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-the itime iperiod ibetween i13 iyears iand i18 ito i20 iyears
adrenarche: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-pubic iand iaxillary ihair ithat ioccur iwith ipuberty
iadventitious isounds: iextra ior iabnormal ibreathing isounds
affective ilearning: ilearning ithat iinvolves ia ichange iin iattitude
afterload: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-the iresistance iagainst iwhich ithe icardiac iventricles imust
ipump
afterpains: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-intermittent icramping idue ito iuterine icontraction iduring
iinvolution iin ithe ipostpartal
period
, age iof iviability: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-the iearliest iage iat iwhich ifetuses icould isurvive iif ithey
iwere iborn iat ithat itime;
generally iaccepted ias i24 iweeks, ior ifetuses iweighing imore ithan i400 ig
alleles: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-two ilike igenes
allergen: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-antigen ithat icauses ithe irelease iof imediating isubstances
icausing itissue iinjury iand
allergic isymptoms
allogeneic itransplantation: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-transfer iof ibody itissues ifrom ian iimmune-
compatible i(histocompatible) idonor
allografting: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-transfer iof ibody itissue ibetween itwo igenetically idissimilar
iindividuals
Alport's isyndrome: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-a iprogressive ichronic iglomerulonephritis iinherited
ias ian iautosomal
dominant idisorder
alternative ibirthing icenter: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-a isetting ifor ibirth iseparate ifrom ia ihospital
alternative iinsemination: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-assistive ireproductive itechnique, iin iwhich
isperm iis ideposited iinto ia
woman's icervix ior iuterus
amblyopia: i- iCORRECT iANSWER i-reduced ivision iin ione ieye; i―lazy ieye‖
