In The Term Postpartum What Does The Root Mean

Question: A birth in which the fetus is born buttocks first is referred to as

Answer: breech

Question: A surgical puncture to withdraw or aspirate fluid from the amniotic sac for analysis is called

Answer: amniocentesis

Question: During dilation, the cervix thins. This process is called

Answer: effacement

Question: Find the medical term that is composed of two roots.

Answer: Puerperium (puer = child and perium = bringing forth)

Question: For a few pregnant women, nausea is persistent and vomiting is extreme and can lead to dehydration. This condition is called

Answer: hyperemesis gravidarum

Question: Gestational classification is done on all neonates. A neonate who is born before 37 weeks gestation is considered

Answer: premature

Question: HIV damages the immune system, allowing infections to develop that the body would normally cope with easily. What are these infections called?

Answer: Opportunisitc

Question: In 20% of deliveries, the umbilical cord is wrapped around the baby’s neck. this is called a

Answer: nuchal cord

Question: In the medical condition oligohydramnios, what does the prefix mean?

Answer: Scanty, too little (oligo-)

Question: In the term antineoplastic, the word root -plas- means

Answer: growth