Exam 9: Obstetrics and Neonatology

During pregnancy the woman had high blood pressure, edema, and proteinuria. The obstetrician diagnosed her condition as

The term pelvic sonography is defined as

The combining form that means head is

The premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall is called

The cell formed by the union of the sperm and the ovum is the

The combining form fet/o means fetus and

Which of the following means study of malformations?

A surgical puncture to aspirate amniotic fluid is called

The term that means pertaining to after birth (reference to the newborn) is

The combining form that means the tube that leads from the pharynx to the stomach is

A genetic condition characterized by varying degrees of mental retardation and multiple defects is called

A condition caused by an incompatibility of the infant's blood and the mother's blood is

The term that means inflammation of the amnion is

The membranous bag that surrounds the fetus before delivery is called the

A woman who has been pregnant two or more times is described as

The combining form gravid/o is defined as

A congenital defect in the vertebral column caused by the failure of the vertebral arch to close is called

The term intrapartum is defined as occurring

The prefix nulli- is defined as