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cervic/o
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neck or cervix
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colp/o, vagin/o
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vagina (sheath)
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episi/o, vulv/o
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vulva (covering)
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gynec/o
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woman
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hyster/o, metr/o, uter/o
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uterus
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lact/o
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milk
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mast/o, mamm/o
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breast
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men/o
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menstruation
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obstetr/o
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midwife
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oophor/o, ovari/o
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ovary
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ov/i, ov/o
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egg
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pelv/i
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pelvis (basin); hip bone
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salping/o
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uterine tube; also eustachian tube
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toc/o
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labor or birth
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-arche
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beginning
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womb; a pear shaped organ in the pelvic cavity in which the embryo and fetus develops
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uterus
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upper portion of the uterus above the entry to the uterine tubes
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fundus
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lining of the uterus, which is shed approximately every 28 to 30 days in a non pregnant female during menstruation
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endometrium
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muscular wall of the uterus
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myometrium
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tubes extending from each side of the uterus toward the ovary that provide a passage for ova to the uterus
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uterine tubes, fallopian tubes
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uterine tubes and ovaries
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adnexa
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right tube and ovary
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right uterine appendage
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left tube and ovary
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left uterine appendage
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one of two glands located on each side of the pelvic cavity that produce ova and female sex hormones
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ovary
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neck of the uterus
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cervix
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opening of the cervix to the uterus
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cervical os
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tubular passageway from the cervix to outside of body
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vagina
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external genitalia of the female
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vulva
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folds of tissue on either side of the vaginal opening; known as the labia major and labia minora
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labia
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female erectile tissue in the anterior portion of the vulva
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clitoris
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fold of mucous membrane that encircles the entrance to the the vagina
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hymen
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entrance to the vagina
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introitus
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two glands located on either side of the vaginal opening that secrete a lubricant during intercourse
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Bartholin glands
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region between the vulva and anus
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perineum
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two glands in the female breasts that are capable of producing milk
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mammary glands
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nipple
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mammary papilla
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dark pigmented area around the nipple
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areola
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the developing organism from fertilization to the end of the eighth week
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embryo
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the developing organism from ninth week to birth
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fetus
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vascular organ that develops in the uterine wall during pregnancy to provide nourishment for the fetus
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placenta (placenta = cake)
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innermost of the membranes surrounding the embryo in the uterus, filled with amniotic fluid
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amnion, amniotic sac
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fluid within the amniotic sac that surrounds and protects the fetus
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amniotic fluid
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intestinal discharges of the fetus that forms the first stools in the newborn
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neconium
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absence of menstruation
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amenorrhea
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painful menstruation
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dysmenorrhea
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scanty menstrual period
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oligomenorrhea
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absence of ovulation
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anovulation
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painful intercourse (coitus)
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dyspareunia
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abnormal white or yellow vaginal discharge
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leukorrhea
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excessive bleeding at the time of menstruation
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menorrhagia (menses)
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bleeding from the uterus at any time other that normal menstruation
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metrorrhagia
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irregular ovulation
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oligo-ovulation
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a pregnant woman
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gravida
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having never been pregnant
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nulligravida
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first pregnancy
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primigravida
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to bear
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para
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a woman who has not borne a child
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nullipara (nulli = none)
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first delivery
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primipara (primi = first)
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a woman who has given birth to two or more children
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multipara
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progressive obliteration of the endocervical canal during delivery
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cervical effacement
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expected date for delivery of the baby; normally 280 days or 40 weeks from last menstrual period
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estimated date of confinement (EDC) estimated date of delivery (EDD)
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presence of meconium in amniotic fluid
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meconium staining
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rupture of the amniotic sac; usually at onset of labor
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ruptured membranes
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large bodied baby commonly seen in diabetic pregnancies
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macrosomia (macro = large, soma = body)
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excessive amniotic fluid
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polyhyrdamnios
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