Medical Terminology II

Time after childbirth that lasts approximatly 6 weeks, during which the anatomical and physiological changes brought about by pregnancy resolve and a woman adjusts to the new or expanded responsibilities of motherhood and nonpregnant life.

Amnion (amniotic sac)

Uterus

Breast

Menses, menstruation

Birth

Ovary

Tube (usually fallopian or eustachian)

Beginning

Pregnancy

Pregnant woman

To bear (offspring)

Childbirth, labor

Turning

Accesory parts of a structure

Congenital absence or closure of a normal body opening, such as the vagina.

Malignant neoplasm of the uterus or at the site of an ectopic pregnancy.

Ovarian scar tissue that results from rupturing of a follicle during ovulation and becomes a small yellow body that produces progesterone after ovulation.

Occurrence of pain during sexual intercourse.

Inflammation of the mucous lining of the cervix uteri

Benign uterine tumors composed of muscle and fibrous tissue; also called leiomyomas (myomas) and fibromyomata uteri.

Beginning of menstrual function

Scanty or infrequent menstrual flow

Pus in the fallopian tube

Premature separation of a normally situated placenta

Difficult labor, which may be produced by the large size of the fetus or the small size of the pelvic outlet.

Most serious form of toxemia during pregnancy. Signs of eclampsia include high blood pressure, edema, convulsions, renal dysfunction, proteinuria, and in severe cases, coma.

Process of giving birth

Condition in which the placenta is attached near the cervix and ruptures prematurely, with spotting as the early symptom.

Delivery of pressurized air or gas into a cavity, chamber, or organ to allow visual examination, remove an obstruction, or apply medication.

Suturing the cervix to prevent it from dilating prematurely during pregnancy, thus decreasing the chance of a spontaneous abortion. The sutures are removed prior to delivery.

Hormone produced by pancreatic alpha cells that increase the blood glucose level by stimulation the liver to change stored glycogen (a startch form of sugar) to glucose. Glucagon opposes the action of insulin and is used to reverse hypoglycemic reactions in insulin shock.

Simple sugar that is the end product of carbohydrate digestion. Glucose is the primary source of energy for living organisms.

Hormone produced by pancreatic beta cells that acts to remove sugar (glucose) from the blood by promoting its storage in tissues as carbohydrated (glycogen).

Secrete

Thirst

Chronic metabolic disorder characterized by a gradual, marked enlargement and thickening of the bones of the face and jaw.

Increased formation and secretion of urine

Presence of glucose in the urine or abnormal amount of sugar in the urine.

Multisystem autoimmune disorder characterized by pronounced hyperthyroidism usually associated with enlarged thyroid gland and exophthalmos (abnormal protrusion of the eyeball).

Excessive distribution of body hair, expecially in women.

Abnormal increase in the volume of circulation fluid (plasma) in the body

Abnormal condition of low sodium in the blood.

tumor of the islets of Lagerhans of the pancrease

Approaching

Protective mechanism that blocks specific substances found in the blood stream from entering delicate brain tissue

Exiting

Additional sheath external to myelin that is formed by schwann cells and found only on axons in the peripheral nervous system

Movement

Thin, slender

Word, phrase

Nerve root

Strength

Tension

Weakness

Feeling

Seizure

Order, coordination

Thick

Inability to comprehend auditory, visual, spatial, olfactory, or other sensations even though the sensory sphere is intact

Lack of muscle coordination in the execution od voluntary movement

Inability to learn and process written language dispite adequate intelligence, sensory, ability, and exposure

Autoimmune condition thst causes acute inflammation of the peripheral nerves in which myelin sheaths on the axons are destroyed, resulting in decreased nerve impulses, loss of reflex response, and sudden muscle weakness

Painful, acute infectious disease of the posterior root ganglia of only a few segments of the spinal or cranial nerves (shingles)

Inherited disease of the CNS characterized by quick, involuntary movements, speech disturbances, and mental deterioration

Nonpsychotic mental illnwaa rhat triggers feelings of distress and anxiety and impairs normal behavior

Major emotional disorder in which conact with reality is lost to the point that the individual is incapable of meeting challenges of daily life

Sensation of numbness, pricling, tingling, or heightened sensitivity. Parasthesia can be caused by disorders affecting the CNS, such as stroke, transient ischemic attack, multiple sclerosis, transverse myelitis, and encephalitis

Acute encephalopathy and fatty infiltration of the brain, liver, and, possibly, the pancrease, heart, kidney, spleen, and lymph nodes. Reye syndrome is usually seen in children younger than 15 and who had and acute viral infection. Mortality rate as high as 80%. The use of aspirin by children experiencing chickenpox or influenza may induce reye syndrome.

Severe pain in the leg along the course of the sciatic nerve felt at the bade of the spine, down the thigh, and radiating down the leg due to a compressed nerve.

Temporary loss of conscousness due to the sudden decline of blood flow to the brain. (fainting)

Tissues or structures in the body adjacent to or near a related structure

Any fluid or semifluid of the body

Fluid that very closely resembles spinal fluid but found in the cochlea

Layer or coat of tissue

Dull, dim

Eyelid

Pupil

Ciliary body of eye; circular; cycle

Tear; lacrimal apparatus

Gray

Angle

Iris

Eye

Eye, vision

Lens

Old age

Darkness

Ear

Hearing

Vision

Turning