obstetrics and combing forms

dizygotic

fraternal twins

monozygotic

identical twins, zygote divides

full term pregnancy lasts

270 days, 38.5 weeks

process of childbirth

cervical dilation

expulsion of the newborn

after birth

cervix has to dilate to

10 cm

apgar score

used to test general wellbeing of newborn, 10 is best score

criteria for apgar

skin color, heart rate, reflex, muscle tone, respiration

what apgar score means emergency

5 or lower

amni/o

amnion, amniotic fluid

cephal/o

head

chori/o

chorion

embry/o

embryo

fet/i/o

fetus

gravid/o

pregnancy

lact/o

milk

nat/o

birth

omphal/o

umbilicus, navel

par/o, part/o

to bear, labor, childbirth, give birth to

prim/i

first

pseud/o

false

puerper/o

childbirth

terat/o

malformations

-us

noun ending, no meaning

ante-

before

dys

painful, labored, difficult