Obstetrics HIM Notes
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| ante- | (before)
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| dys- | (painful, labored, difficult)
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| micro- | (small)
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| multi- | (many)
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| nulli- | (none)
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| post- | (after)
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| pre- | (before)
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| neo- | (new)
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| amni/o | (amnion, amniotic fluid)
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| cephal/o | (head)
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| chori/o | (chorion)
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| embry/o | (embryo)
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| esophag/o | (esophagus)
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| fet/i , fet/o | (fetus, unborn offspring)
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| gravid/o | (pregnancy)
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| lact/o | (milk)
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| nat/o | (birth)
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| olig/o | (scanty, few)
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| omphal/o | (umbilicus, navel)
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| par/o , part/o | (to bear, labor, childbirth, give birth to)
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| prim/i | (first)
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| pseud/o | (false)
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| puerper/o | (childbirth)
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| pylor/o | (pylorus, pyloric sphincter)
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| terat/o | (malformations)
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| -a | (no meaning, noun ending)
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| -al , -ic | (pertaining to)
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| -amnios | (amnion, amniotic fluid)
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| -cyesis | (pregnancy)
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| -e | (noun ending, no meaning)
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| -gen | (substance that produced, agent that produced)
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| -genic | (producing, originating, causing)
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| -graphy | (process of recording)
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| -is | (noun suffix, no meaning)
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| -itis | (inflammation)
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| -logist | (specialist who studies and treats, physician who studies and treats)
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| -logy | (study of)
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| -oid | (resembling)
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| -oma | (tumor)
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| -rrhea | (discharge, flow)
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| -rrhexis | (rupture)
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| -stenosis | (constriction, narrowing)
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| -tocia | (birth, labor)
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| -tomy | (incision, cut into)
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| -um | (noun ending, no meaning)
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| -us | (noun ending, no meaning)
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| amenorrhea (ā-men-ŏ-RĒ-ă) | a/men/o/rrhea
absence of menstrual flow
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| amniocentesis (am-nē-ō-sen-TĒ-sĭs) | amni/o/centesis
surgical puncture into the amnion to remove a small amount of fluid for testing. The fluid is tested for potential fetal abnormalities
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| amniochorial (am-nē-ō-KŌ-rē-ăl) | amni/o/chori/al
pertaining to the amnion and chorion
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| amnionitis (am-nē-ō-NĪ-tis) | amnion/itis
inflammation of the amnion
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| amniorrhea (am-nē-ŏ-RĒ-ă) | amni/o/rrhea
discharge (escape) of amniotic fluid
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| amniorrhexis (am-nē-ŏ-REK-sis) | amni/o/rrhexis
rupture of the amnion
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| amniotomy (am-nē-OT-ŏ-mē) | amni/o/tomy
incision into the amnion to induce labour
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| antepartum (ăn-tē-PĂR-tŭm) | ante/part/um
before childbirth
referencing the mother
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| chorioamnionitis (kōr-ē-ō-am-nē-ō-NĪT-ĭs) | chori/o/amnion/itis
inflammation of the chorion and amnion
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| choriocarcinoma (kōr-ē-ō-kar-sĭn-Ō-mă) | chori/o/carcinoma
cancerous tumour of the chorion
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| dystocia (dis-TŌ-sh(ē-)ă) | dys/tocia
labor that is difficult
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| embryogenic (ĕm-brē-ō-JĔN-ĭk) | embry/o/genic
producing an embryo
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| embryoid (EM-brē-ōyd) | embry/oid
resembling an embryo
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| episiotomy (i-piz-ē-OT-ŏ-mē) | episi/o/tomy
Incision into the vulva to widen the vaginal opening to prevent ripping or tearing of the perineum during delivery
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| fetal (FĒT-ăl) | fet/al
pertaining to the fetus
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| gravida (GRĂV-ĭ-dă) | gravid/a
pregnant (woman)
Note, that this is referring to a woman who is or has been pregnant regardless of outcome
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| hyperemesis gravida (hī-pĕr-EM-ĕ-sĭs GRĂV-ĭ-dă) | hyper/emesis gravida
Excessive vomiting during pregnancy
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| hysterorrhexis (his-tĕ-rō-REK-sĭs) | hyster/o/rrhexis
rupture of the uterus
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| intrapartum (in-tră-PART-ŭm) | intra/part/um
within (during) labour and delivery
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| lactic (LAK-tik) | lact/ic
pertaining to milk
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| lactogenic (lak-tŏ-JĔN-ĭk) | lact/o/genic
producing milk
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| lactorrhea (lak-tŏ-RĒ-ă) | lact/o/rrhea
discharge of milk
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| microcephalus (mī-krō-SĔF-ă-lŭs) | micr/o/cephal/us
small head
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| multigravida (mŭl-tĭ-GRĂV-ĭ-dă) | multi/gravid/a
many pregnancies
A woman who has been pregnant two or more times regardless of outcome
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| multipara (mŭl-TĬP-ă-ră) | multi/par/a
many births
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| natal (NĀT-ăl) | nat/al
pertaining to birth
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| neonate (NĒ-ō-nāt) | neo/nate
new born
(infant from birth to four weeks of age)
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| neonatal (nē-ō-NĀT-ăl) | neo/nat/al
pertaining to newborn
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| neonatologist (nē-ō-nā-TŎL-ō-jĭst) | neo/nat/o/logist
physician who studies and treats disorders of the new born
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| neonatology (nē-ō-nā-TŎL-ō-jē) | neo/nat/o/logy
study of the newborn
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| nulligravida (nŭl-ĭ-GRĂV-ĭ-dă) | null/i/gravida
A woman who has never been pregnant
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| nullipara (nŭl-ĬP-ă-ră) | nulli/par/a
no births
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| oligohydramnios (ŏl-ĭg-ō-hī-DRĂM-nē-ōs) | olig/o/hydr/amnios
scanty amnion water
a condition where there is minimal amniotic fluid within the placental sac. This can restrict the fetus from movement and growth
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| omphalitis (ŏm-făl-Ī-tĭs) | omphal/itis
inflammation of the umbilicus
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| omphalocele (ŏm-FĂL-ō-sēl) | omphal/o/cele
herniation of the umbilicus
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| para (PĂR-ă) | par/a
A woman who has given birth to an offspring after 20 weeks, live or stillborn
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| pelvic sonography (PEL-vik sō-NOG-ră-fē) | pelv/ic son/o/graphy
Process of recording sound pertaining to the pelvis
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| polyhydramnios (pŏl-ē-hī-DRĂM-nē-ŏs) | poly/hydr/amnios
much amnion water
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| postnatal (post-NĀT-ăl) | post/nat/al
pertaining to after birth
(reference to the newborn)
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| postpartum (pōst-PART-ŭm) | post/part/um
after childbirth
referring to the mother
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| prenatal (post-NĀT-ăl) | pre/nat/al
pertaining to before birth
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| primigravida (prī-mĭ-GRAV-ĭd-ă) | primi/gravid/a
first pregnancy
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| primipara (prī-MĬP-ă-ră) | primi/par/a
first birth
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| pseudocyesis (soo-dō-sī-Ē-sĭs) | pseud/o/cyesis
false pregnancy
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| puerpera (pū-ĔR-pĕ-ră) | puerper/a
childbirth
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| puerperal (pū-ĔR-pĕ-răl) | puerper/al
pertaining to immediately after childbirth
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| pyloric stenosis (pī-LOR-ĭk stĕ-NŌ-sĭs) | pylor/ic stenosis
narrowing of the pylorus or pyloric sphincter
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| teratogen (tĕr-AT-ŏ-jĕn) | terat/o/gen
agent producing malformations
(in a developing embryo)such as chemicals, viruses and environmental factors
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| teratogenic (tĕ-rat-ŏ-JĔN-ĭk) | terat/o/genic
producing malformations
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| teratology (tĕr-ă-TŎL-ō-jē) | terat/o/logy
The study of malformations
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