Pregnancy A-Z
Dictionary definitions from A to Z
- A abortifacient, abortion, adrenal hyperplasia, congenital, afterbirth, afterpains, agenesis, alpha-fetoprotein, amniocentesis, amnion, amniotic fluid... See all definitions beginning with A
- B baby blues, birth canal, birth control, birth defects, birth injury, birth rate, birthmark, birthpool, birthweight, blastocyst... See all definitions beginning with B
- C caesarean section, caput, caudal block, cephalic, cephalopelvic disproportion, cerebral palsy, cervical incompetence, child development, child guidance, childbirth... See all definitions beginning with C
- D death, sudden infant, deformity, delivery, development, developmental delay, developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), diabetic pregnancy, dilation, Down’s syndrome... See all definitions beginning with D
- E eclampsia, ectopic pregnancy, EDD, egg, embryo, embryology, encephalocele, engagement, engorgement, epidural anaesthesia... See all definitions beginning with E
- F failure to thrive, fallopian tube, family planning, feeding, infant, fertility, fertility drugs, fertilization, fetal alcohol syndrome, fetal circulation, fetal distress... See all definitions beginning with F
- G gamete, gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT), gene therapy, genetic counselling, genetic disorders, gestation, gestational diabetes, GIFT, gonadorelin, gonadotrophin hormones... See all definitions beginning with G
- H haemolytic disease of the newborn, hare lip, head lag, heredity, heritability, herpes gestationis, hydrops fetalis, hyperemesis, hypogonadism, hysterosalpingography... See all definitions beginning with H
- I implantation, egg, in vitro fertilization (IVF), incubator, induction of labour, infant, infant mortality, infantile spasms, infection, congenital, infertility, intrauterine growth retardation... See all definitions beginning with I
- J jaundice, neonatal... See all definitions beginning with J
- L labour, lactation, lanugo hair, laparoscopy, listeriosis, lochia... See all definitions beginning with L
- M malformation, malpresentation, mastitis, maternal mortality, meconium, menotrophin, metabolism, inborn errors of, midwifery, milia, mineral supplements... See all definitions beginning with M
- N nappy rash, natural childbirth, neonate, neural tube defect, newborn, newborn screening tests, nuchal scan... See all definitions beginning with N
- O obstetrics, ovary, ovary, disorders of, ovary, polycystic, ovulation, ovum... See all definitions beginning with O
- P paediatrics, paternity testing, pelvic examination, pelvic floor exercises, pelvic infection, pelvic inflammatory disease, pelvimetry, perinatal, perinatology, perineum... See all definitions beginning with P
- Q quickening... See all definitions beginning with Q
- R Rett’s syndrome, rubella... See all definitions beginning with R
- S salpingectomy, salpingitis, salpingo-oophorectomy, seminal fluid analysis, Siamese twins, spina bifida, sterilization, male, stillbirth, stretch-mark, stria... See all definitions beginning with S
- T talipes, termination of pregnancy, thalidomide, thrombosis, toxaemia of pregnancy, toxoplasmosis, trimester, trisomy, trisomy 21 syndrome, tuboplasty... See all definitions beginning with T
- U ultrasound scanning, umbilical cord, umbilical hernia, umbilicus, urticaria, neonatal, uterine muscle relaxants, uterus, prolapse of, uterus, retroverted... See all definitions beginning with U
- V vaccination, vaccine, vacuum extraction, varicocele, varicose veins, ventouse, vernix, version, viability, vomiting in pregnancy... See all definitions beginning with V
- W walking, delayed, weaning, wind, witches’ milk, womb... See all definitions beginning with W
- X X chromosome... See all definitions beginning with X
- Y Y chromosome, yolk sac... See all definitions beginning with Y
- Z zygote, zygote intrafallopian transfer... See all definitions beginning with Z
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