chapter 8 key terms

AFP test

blood test screening fetal abnormalities

amenorrhea

absence of menstruation

amniocentesis

sampling amniotic fluid

anovulation

absence of ovulation

antenatal

before birth

cervical dysplasia

abnormal cervical cell growth

dysmenorrhea

painful menstruation

ectopic pregnancy

pregnancy outside uterus

endometriosis

endometrial tissue outside uterus

episiotomy

incision of vulva/perineum during childbirth

erythroblastosis fetalis

fetal blood disorder from Rh incapability

meconium

newborn’s first stool

menorrhagia

heavy menstrual bleeding

metrorrhagia

bleeding between periods

nullipara

women who has not given birth

oligohydraminos

low amniotic fluid

polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

hormonal disorder with ovarian cysts

preeclampsia

pregnancy condition with high blood pressure

puerperal

relating to childbirth recovery

salpingolysis

freeing adhesions of fallopian tube

theloplasty

surgical repair of nipple

tubal ligation

surgical sterilization by tying tubes

uterine artery embolization

(UAE) blocking blood flow to uterine tissue