| A | B |
|---|
| ballotttement | a probable sign of pregnancy that occurs when the examiner pushes up on the uterine wall during a pelvic exam, then feels the fetus bounce back against the examiner's fingers |
| Braxton Hicks contractions | the painless, intermittent, "practice" contractions of pregnancy |
| Chadwick sign | the bluish-purple color of the cervix, vagina, and perineum during pregnancy |
| chloasma | or mask of pregnancy;brown blotchy areas on the forehead, cheeks, and nose of the pregnant woman |
| colostrum | thin, yellowish, milky fluid secreted by the woman's breasts during pregnancy or just after delivery (before the secretion of milk) |
| couvade syndrome | phenomenon in which some fathers actually experience some of the physical symptoms of pregnancy, along with their partner |
| cretinism | a congenital condition marked by stunted growth and intellectual disability |
| diastasis recti abdominis | separation of the rectus abdominis muscle that supports the abdomen |
| glycosuria | glucose in the urine |
| Goodell sign | softening of the cervix during pregnancy |
| Hegar sign | softening of the uterine isthmus during pregnancy |
| linea nigra | a darkened line that develops on the skin in the middle of the abdomen of pregnant women |
| lordosis | forward curvature of the lumbar spine; sway-back |
| Montgomery tubercles | sebaceous glands on the areolas that produce secretions that lubricate the nipple (become more prominent during pregnancy) |
| pica | compulsive eating of nonfood substances |
| pyrosis | heartburn caused by acid reflux through the relaxed lower esophageal sphincter (LES) |
| scurvy | a disease that results from severe Vitamin C deficiency and is characterized by spongy gums, loosened teeth, and bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| striae | stretch marks |
| supine hypotensive syndrome | condition that occurs during late pregnancy in which the gravid uterus can compress the woman's vena cava and aorta, causing the blood pressure to fall when the woman is in the supine position |
