This document defines medical terms related to pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. It describes terms for a woman's gravidity and parity, stages of pregnancy and fetal development, conditions of newborns, positions used during delivery, and various symptoms that may occur during or after pregnancy. In total, it defines 25 medical terms across categories related to obstetrics and gynecology.
This document defines medical terms related to pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. It describes terms for a woman's gravidity and parity, stages of pregnancy and fetal development, conditions of newborns, positions used during delivery, and various symptoms that may occur during or after pregnancy. In total, it defines 25 medical terms across categories related to obstetrics and gynecology.
This document defines medical terms related to pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. It describes terms for a woman's gravidity and parity, stages of pregnancy and fetal development, conditions of newborns, positions used during delivery, and various symptoms that may occur during or after pregnancy. In total, it defines 25 medical terms across categories related to obstetrics and gynecology.
1. Nulligravida: a woman who has never 11. Parturient- a woman in labor 5.
dysmenorrhea- painful menstruation
been pregnant 12. Puerpera- a woman who has just 6. Bradypnea- heartbeat fewer than 60 2. Primigravida- a woman pregnant for the delivered (within six weeks after delivery) beats per minute first time 13. Live birth- a live birth is recorded when 7. Dyspnea- difficulty of breathing 3. Multigravida- a woman who has two or the infant born shows signs of life: 8. Arrhythmia-abnormal heartbeat more pregnancy breathing, spontaneous movement of voluntary muscles and heartbeat 9. Dysuria- painful Urination 4. Para- the number of pregnancies that reached viability or the number of 14. Stillbirth- an infant born without signs 10. Glycosuria- glucose in the urine pregnancies that reached 20 weeks or of life more, or number of fetuses delivered birth 11. Jaundice- yellow color 15. Early Neonatal Death- death of weight of 500 grams or more 12. Menopause- cessation of newborn 7 weeks after birth 5. Nullipara- a woman who has never menstruation 16. Late Neonatal Death- an infant who delivered a fetus that reached the age of 13. Lithotomy position-on back, bullocks died between 7 to 29 days after birth viability. Such woman may or may not near the edge of the table legs well flexed have been pregnant before 17. LGA- Large for gestational age- an infant with birth weight above the 90m and separated 6. Primipara- a woman who has percentile rank. A term infant with a birth 14. Menorrhagia- profuse menstruation completed one pregnancy to viability weight of more than 4000 grams 7. Multipara- a woman who has 15. Nausea- desire to vomit 18. SGA- Small for gestational Age/Low completed two or more pregnancies to the 16. Tachycardia- fast heartbeat, greater birth weight- an infant with a birth weight viability than 100 beats per minute below the 10't percentile rank, A term 8 Term Infant- an infant born between 38 infant is considered low birth weight it the 17. Lochia- drainage form vagina after and 42 weeks gestation birth weight is less than 2500 grams delivery 9. Postterm infant- an infant born after 42 1. Acetonuria-Acetone in the urine 18. Obese-overweight weeks gestation 2, Albuminuria- albumin in the urine 19. Oliguria-scant urination 10. Preterm Infant- an infant born before 3. Ambulatory - walking 20. Pyrexia- elevated temperature 38 weeks gestation 4. Amenorrhea- absence of menstruation 21. Pyuria- puss in the urine