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OB Unit 2
Conception of fetal Development
Term | Definition |
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Amenorrhea | absence of menstruation |
Battledore | when umbilical cord is inserted in the periphery del placenta |
Cleavage | early successive splitting of a fertilized ovum into smaller cells |
Coitus | sexual intercourse |
Congenital | existing at or b4 birth |
Contraception | prevention of contraception or impregnation |
Dysmenorrhea | Pain ful menstruation |
Ectopic | implantation of fertilized egg outside uterine cavity |
Ejactualation | expulsion of semen and sperm from the penis |
Fertilization | union of ovum and sperm |
Gamete | mature germ cell |
Gonad | sex gland; ovaries-females, testes-male |
Hydatidiform mole | degenerative process in chorionic villi, giving rise o multiple cysts and rapid growth of the uterus with hemorrhage |
Implantation | Imbedding del fertilized ovum in the lining del uterus |
Meiosis | Process of cell division that occurs in the maturation of sperm and ova that decreases their number of chromosomes by one half |
Menopause | permanent cessation of menses |
Mitosis | process of cell division |
Mittleschmerz | painful discomfort sometimes experienced by women during ovulation or in the middle of menstrual cycle |
Oligohydramnios | formation of body organs from embryonic tissue |
Ovulation | Process of discharging a mature ovum from an ovary approx 14 days b4 the onset of menses |
Polyhydramnios | abnormal large amount of amniotic fluid |
Prolactin | Hormone that ant-pituitary that stimulates lactation in mammory gland |
Spinnbarkeit | Elasticity seen in cervical mucos ate the time of ovulation |
Viable | able to live |
bromocriptine | corrects excess prolactin secretion |
clomiphene | induces ovulation in women, increase sperm production in men |
GnRH, Lutrepulse | stimulates other hormones that in in turn stimulate ovulation |
leuprolide | reduce endometriosis |
menotropins | stimulate ovulation |
nafarelin | reduce endometriosis |
progesterone | promote implantation |
sildenafil | viagra |
hCG | stimulate ovulation |
IVF | several ova recovered laparoscopy/ transvag |
Chorion | form fetal part of placenta |
Amnion | 2nd membrane- envelops and protects embryo |
Yolk Sac | 9th day post Fert- initiates prod RBC for about 6 weeks till liver takes over |
Germ Layer | 3 layers grow on diff parts of embryo |