1. congenital anomaly: abnormality
present at birth
2. meconium: first stool of the newborn
(greenish-black in color)
3. puerperal: pertaining to (immediately
after) childbirth
4. para: women who has given birth
to a viable offspring
5. lactic: pertaining to milk
6. cyesis: pregnancy
7. amniochorial: pertaining to the
amnion and chorion
8. fetoscope: instrument used for
examining fetal heart tones
9. hysterrohexis: rupture of the uterus
10. choriocarcinoma: cancerous tumor
of the chorion
11. amnionotomy: incision into the
fetal membranes (preformed to induce labor)
12. amniography: process of x-ray
filming of the uterus
13. fetometry: measurement of the
size of the fetus
14. embryology: study or science of
the development of the embryo
15. amniorrhexis: rupture of the amnion
16. gravida: pregnant women
17. primipara: women who has borne
one viable offspring
18. antepartum: occurring before birth
19. natal: pertaining to birth
20. obstetrics: medical specialty
dealing with pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium