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WorksheetsCh. 8 Terms
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
lactic (LAK-tik)
pertaining to milk
related to sugar
involving fermentation
connected to water
embryogenic (ĕm-brē-ō-JĔN-ĭk)
Producing an embryo
Causing cell division
Inhibiting growth
Promoting photosynthesis
microcephalus (mī-krō-SĔF-ă-lŭs)
small head
large head
normal head size
irregular head shape
intrapartum (in-tră-PART-ŭm)
within labour and delivery
before labour begins
after delivery
during prenatal care
neonatologist (nē-ō-nā-TŎL-ō-jĭst)
physician who studies and treats disorders of the newborn
a doctor specializing in adult medicine
a surgeon who operates on infants
a pediatrician who focuses on childhood diseases
pseudocyesis (soo-dō-sī-Ē-sĭs)
false pregnancy
true pregnancy
psychological pregnancy
delayed pregnancy
hysterorrhexis (his-tĕ-rō-REK-sĭs)
rupture of the uterus
inflammation of the uterus
contraction of the uterus
enlargement of the uterus
amniocentesis (am-nē-ō-sen-TĒ-sĭs)
surgical puncture into the amnion to remove a small amount of fluid for testing
a procedure to extract a tissue sample from the placenta
a method for monitoring fetal heart rate
a technique for performing a cesarean section
postnatal (post-NĀT-ăl)
pertaining to after birth (reference to the newborn)
pertaining to before birth
pertaining to during birth
pertaining to the mother's health
lactogenic (lak-tŏ-JĔN-ĭk)
What does it mean?producing milk
inhibiting milk production
promoting digestion
enhancing flavor
postpartum (pōst-PART-ŭm)
after childbirth referring to the mother
before childbirth referring to the mother
after childbirth referring to the child
during childbirth referring to the mother
pelvic sonography (PEL-vik sō-NOG-ră-fē)
Process of recording sound pertaining to the pelvis
A surgical procedure to remove pelvic organs
An imaging technique for the heart
A method for measuring pelvic floor strength
nulligravida (nŭl-ĭ-GRĂV-ĭ-dă)
a woman who has never been pregnant
a woman who is currently pregnant
a woman who has been pregnant once
a woman who has had multiple pregnancies
amniorrhea (am-nē-ŏ-RĒ-ă)
discharge of amniotic fluid
excessive bleeding during pregnancy
increased fetal movement
abnormal fetal heart rate
choriocarcinoma (kōr-ē-ō-kar-sĭn-Ō-mă)
cancerous tumor of the chorion
benign tumor of the placenta
malignant tumor of the ovary
tumor of the fallopian tube
neonate (NĒ-ō-nāt)
newborn (infant from birth to four weeks of age)
toddler (child from one to three years of age)
adolescent (teenager from 13 to 19 years of age)
infant (child from birth to one year of age)
primigravida (prī-mĭ-GRAV-ĭd-ă)
first pregnancy
second pregnancy
multiple pregnancies
pregnancy complications
teratogenic (tĕ-rat-ŏ-JĔN-ĭk)
agents that can cause structural or functional abnormalities in the developing fetus or embryo during pregnancy.
substances that enhance fetal growth and development.
medications that are safe to use during pregnancy.
agents that have no effect on fetal development.
lactorrhea (lak-tŏ-RĒ-ă)
discharge of milk
excessive sweating
increased appetite
abnormal hair growth
antepartum (ăn-tē-PĂR-tŭm)
before childbirth referencing the mother
after childbirth referencing the mother
during childbirth referencing the mother
before pregnancy referencing the mother
