| A | B |
|---|
| congenital anomaly | abnormality present at birth |
| meconium | first stool of the newborn (greenish-black in color) |
| puerperal | pertaining to (immediately after) childbirth |
| para | women who has given birth to a viable offspring |
| cyesis | pregnancy |
| amniohorial | pertaining to the amnion and chorion |
| fetoscope | instrument used for examing fetal heart tones |
| lactic | pertaining to milk |
| hysterrohexis | rupture of the uterus |
| choriocarcinoma | cancerous tumor of the chorion |
| amnionotomy | incision into the fetal membranes (performed to induce labor) |
| amniography | process of x-ray filming of the uterus |
| fetometry | measurement of the size of the fetus |
| embryology | study or science of the development of the embryo |
| amniorrhexis | rupture of the amnion |
| gravida | pregnant women |
| primipara | women who has borne one viable offspring |
| antepartum | occuring before birth |
| natal | pertaining to birth |
| obstetrics | medical specialty dealing with pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium |
| ammnionitis | inflammation of the amnion |
| embryotocia | birth of an embryo (abortion) |
| salpingocyesis | pregnancy occurring in the fallopian tube (ectopic pregnancy) |
| dystocia | difficult labor |
| abruptio placentae | premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall |
| omphalitis | inflammation of the umbilicus |
| microcephalus | (fetus with a very) small head |
| tracheosophageal fistula | abnormal passageway between the esophagus and the trachea |
| pelvimetry | measurement of the mother's pelvis (to determine ability of the fetus to pass) |
| amnioscopy | visual examination of the fetus and amniotic fluid |
| cyesiology | study of pregnancy |
| embryoid | resembling an embryo |
| fetal | pertaining to the fetus |
| peurpera | women who has just given birth |
| neonate | an infant from birth to four weeks of age |
| lactogenic | (stimulating) the production of milk |
| amniorrhea | discharge (excape) of amniotic fluid |
| breech birth | parturition in which the buttocks, feet, or knees emerge first |
| lochia | vaginal discharge following childbirth |
| puerperium | period from delivery until the reproductive organs return to normal |
| premature infant | infant born before completing 37 weeks of gestation |
| obstetrician | physician who specializes in obstetrics |
| parturition | act of giving birth |
| pseudocyesis | false pregnancy |
| intrapartum | occurring during labor and childbirth |
| nulligravida | women who has never been pregnant |
| postpartum | occurring after childbirth |
| embryogenic | producing an embryo |
| lactorrhea | (spontaneous) discharge of milk |
| fetography | process of x-ray filming the fetus |
| ectopic pregnancy | pregnancy occurring outside the uterus, commonly in the fallopian tube |
| chorioamnionitis | inflammation of the chorion and amnion |
| amnionscope | instrument (inserted through the cervix) for visual examination of the fetus and amnion fluid |
| embryologist | one who specializes in embryology |
| primigravida | women in her first pregnancy |
| gravidopuerperal | pertaining to pregnancy and the puerperium |
| neonatology | branch of medicine that deals with diagnosis and treatment of disorders in newborn infants |
| multipara | woman who has given birth to two or more viable offspring |
| nullipara | women who has not given birth to a viable offspring |
| multigravida | women who has been pregnant two or more times |
