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OB and Neo 3
Obstetric disease and disorder terms
Question | Answer |
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inflammation of the amnion | amnionitis |
inflammation of the chorion and amnion | chorioamnionitis |
cancerous tumor of the chorion | choriocarcinoma |
difficult labor | dystocia |
rapture of the uterus | hysterorrhexis |
scanty amnion water | oligohydramnios |
much amnion water | polyhydramnios |
termination of pregnancy by the expulsion from the uterus of an embryo before fetal viability | abortion |
premature spearation of the placenta from the uterine wall | abruptio placentae |
severe complication and progression of preeclampsia characterized by convulsion and coma | eclampsia |
pregnancy occurring outside the uterus | ectopic pregnancy |
abornormally low implantation of the placenta on the unterine wall | placenta previa |
abnormal condition encountered during pregnancy or shortly after delivery characterized by high blood pressure, edema | preeclampsia |
small head | microephalus |
inflammation of the umbilicus | omphalitis |
herniation at the umbilicus | omphalocele |
narrowing pertaining to the pyloric sphinctewr | pyloric stenosis |
abnormal passageway pertaining to the esophagus and the trachea | tracheoesophageal fistula |
congenital split of the lop and roof of the mouth | cleft lip and palate |
congenital condition characterized by varying degrees of mental retardation and multiple defects | down syndrome |
condition of the newborn characterized by hemolysis of the erythrocytes | erythroblastosis fetalis |
confenital absence of part of the esophagus | esophageal atresia |
a condition caused by excessive alchol consumption | fetal alcohol syndrome |
a congenital fissure of the abdominal wall not at the umbilicus | gastroschisis |
a respiratory complication in the newborn expecially in premature infants | respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) |
congenital defect in the vertebral column caused by the failure of the vertebral arch to close | spina bifida |