MEDICAL TERMINOLOGYChapter 9: Obstetrics and Neonatology

Chapter 9 Abbreviations

C.N.A. CS ER, ED ICU OB OPD OR Peds

certified nursing assistant central service, central

supply emergency room, emergency

dept. intensive care unit obstetrics outpatient dept. operating room pediatrics

Chapter 9 Abbreviations

GTPAL

G/P EDC

LMP

G = gravida T = term births P = preterm births A = abortions L = living children gravida/para due date (estimated date

of confinement last menstrual period

Chapter 9 Abbreviations

BOW C/S, C-

section FHT NB p/o, PO PACU POD

bag of waters cesarean section fetal heart tone (heart

rate) newborn postoperative Post Anesthesia Care Unit post operative day

Obstetrics and Neonatology Obstetrics

Branch of medicine that deals with childbirth and the care of the mother before, during, and after birth

Neonatology Branch of medicine that deals with the

diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the newborn

Obstetrics and Neonatology Terms Relating to Pregnancy

Gamete mature germ cell, either sperm (male) or

ovum (female) Ovulation

expulsion of a mature ovum from an ovary Conception

beginning of pregnancy, when the sperm enters the ovum Fertilization normally occurs in the uterine

tubes

Obstetrics and Neonatology

Zygote cell formed by the union of the sperm and

the ovum Embryo

unborn offspring in the stage of development from implantation of the zygote to the end of the eighth week of pregnancy

Fetus unborn offspring from the beginning of the

ninth week of pregnancy until birth

Obstetrics and Neonatology

Gestation, Pregnancy development of a new individual from

conception to birth Gestation period

duration of pregnancy; normally 38 to 42 weeks, which can be divided into three equal periods (trimesters)

Implantation embedding of the zygote in the uterine lining

normally begins about 7 days after fertilization and continues for several days

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Placenta, or afterbirth a structure that grows on the wall of the uterus

during pregnancy and allows for nourishment Amniotic, or amnionic, sac

membranous bag that surrounds the fetus before delivery (bag of water)

Chorion outermost layer of the fetal membrane

Amnion innermost layer of the fetal membrane

Amniotic, or amnionic, fluid fluid within the amniotic sac, which surrounds the

fetus

Word Parts for Obstetrics and NeonatologyCombining Form Definition amni/o, amnion/o chori/o embry/o fet/o, fet/i gravid/o lact/o nat/o omphal/o par/o, part/o puerper/o

amnion, amniotic fluid chorion embryo, to be full fetus, unborn child pregnancy milk birth umbilicus bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth childbirth

Word Parts commonly used in Obstetrics and NeonatologyCombining FormDefinition cephal/o esophag/o pelv/o,

pelv/i prim/i pseud/o pylor/o

head esophagus pelvic bone, pelvis first false pylorus

Word Parts for Obstetrics and NeonatologyPrefix Definition ante-, pre- micro- multi- nulli- post-

before small many none after

Word Parts for Obstetrics and NeonatologySuffix Definition -amnios -cyesis -e -is -partum -rrhexis -tocia -us

amnion, amniotic fluid pregnancy noun suffix, no meaning noun suffix, no meaning childbirth, labor rupture birth, labor noun suffix, no meaning

Med Terms (from word parts)[Obstetrics Disease & Disorders]Term Definition amnionitis chorioamnionitis choriocarcinoma dystocia hysterorrhexis oligohydramnios polyhydramnios

Med Terms (not from word parts)[Disease & Disorders]Term Definition abortion

ectopic pregnancy

termination of pregnancy by the expulsion from the uterus of an embryo before fetal viability, usually before 20 weeks of gestation

pregnancy occurring outside the uterus, commonly in the uterine tubes

Med Terms (from word parts)[Neonatology Disease & Disorders]Term Definition microcephalus omphalitis omphalocele pyloric stenosis tracheoesophageal

fistula

Med Terms (not from word parts)[Neonatology Disease & Disorders]Term Definition esophageal atresia congenital absence of part

of the esophagus. Food cannot pass from the

baby’s mouth to the stomach

Med Terms (from word parts)[Surgical Terms]Term Definition amniotomy episiotomy

Med Terms (from word parts)[Diagnostic Terms]Term DefinitionDIAGNOSTIC IMAGING pelvic sonography

OTHER amniocentesis amnioscope amnioscopy

Med Terms (from word parts)[Complimentary Terms]Term Definition amniochorial amniorrhea amniorrhexis antepartum embryogenic embryoid fetal gravida gravidopuerperal intrapartum

Med Terms (from word parts)[Complimentary Terms]Term Definition lactic lactogenic lactorrhea multigravida multipara natal neonate neonatologist neonatology nulligravida

Med Terms (from word parts)[Complimentary Terms]Term Definition nullipara para postnatal postpartum prenatal primigravida primipara pseudocyesis puerpera puerperal

Med Terms (not from word parts)[Complimentary Terms]Term Definition breech

presentation cephalic

presentation cesarean

section (C-section, CS)

colostrum

birth position in which the buttocks, feet, or knees emerge first

birth position in which any part of the head emerges first. It is the most common presentation

the birth of a baby through an incision in the mother/s abdomen and uterus

thin, milky fluid secreted by the breast during pregnancy and during the first days after birth before lactation begins

Med Terms (not from word parts)[Complimentary Terms]Term Definition congenital

anomaly

lactation lochia meconium midwife midwifery

abnormality present at birth; often discovered before birth by ultrasonography and/or amniocentesis

the secretion of milk vaginal discharge after childbirth first stool of the newborn

(greenish-black) an individual who practices

midwifery the practice of assisting in

childbirth

Med Terms (not from word parts)[Complimentary Terms]Term Definition obstetrician obstetrics

(OB)

parturition premature

infant puerperium

stillborn

physician who specializes in obstetrics

medical specialty dealing with pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium

act of giving birth infant born before completing 37

weeks of gestation (preterm infant)

period from delivery until the reproductive organs return to normal (~ 6 weeks)

born dead