Terms Relating to Pregnancy
Unborn offspring from the beginning of the ninth week of pregnancy until birth
Fetus
Inflammation of the amnion
Amnionitis
Full term for OB
Obstetrics
The combining form for milk
Lact/o
Termination of pregnancy by expulsion from the uterus of an embryo or fetus before viability
Abortion
Innermost layer of the amniotic sac
Amnion
Rupture of the uterus
Hysterorrhexis
Full term for NB
Newborn
The combining form for pregnancy
Gravid/o
Abnormal condition encountered during pregnancy or shortly after delivery characterized by high blood pressure and proteinuria, but with no convulsions
Preeclampsia
Chorion
Inflammation of the umbilicus
Omphalitis
Full term for IVF
In vitro fertilization
The combining form for birth
Nat/o
Nonviable pregnancy occurring outside the uterus, commonly in the fallopian tubes; life threatening if left untreated
Ectopic pregnancy
Temporary organ attached to the uterine wall that forms during pregnancy and provides oxygen and nutrients to the fetus
Placenta
Surgical puncture to aspirate amniotic fluid
Amniocentesis
Full term for FAS
Fetal alcohol syndrome
The combining form for umbilicus, navel
Omphal/o
Premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall
Abruptio placentae
Cell formed by the union of the sperm and the ovum
Zygote
No pregnancies (has never been pregnant)
Nulligravida
Full term for PPH
Postpartum hemorrhage
The combining form of childbirth
Puerper/o
Abnormally low implantation of the placenta on the uterine wall completely or partially covering the cervix
Placenta previa