Prefixes & Suffixes
What does micro mean?
Small
What does DOB stand for?
Date of birth
What does esophag/o mean?
Esophagus
Women comes in with a difficult labor
Dystocia
What does partum mean?
What does CS stand for?
Cesarian Section
What does fet/o or fet/i mean?
Fetus
Women wants to terminate the pregnancy
abortion
What does rrhexis mean?
Rupture
What does FAS stand for?
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
What does primigravida mean?
First pregnancy
Still birth
What does amnios mean?
amniotic fluid
What does OB stand for?
Obstetrics
What does neonatology mean?
Study of the disorders of newborns
Women comes in complaining of heavy bleeding, lower abdominal pain and positive pregnancy test
Ectopic pregnancy
Pregnancy
What does IVF stand for?
In vitro fertilization
What does teratogenic mean?
Producing malformations
Pregnant women comes in with high blood pressure, proteinuria, and no convulsions
Preeclampsia