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May 25, 2013

Labor and Delivery Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the Labor and Delivery article.

Abdomen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Afterbirth: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Agonist: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Amniotic fluid: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Analgesic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Anesthesia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bladder: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Breathing: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cervix: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cesarean section: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Clinical trials: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diarrhea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dilation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Discharge: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Due date: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Effacement: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Epidural: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fetoscope: See the definition from MedTerms.com

First stage of labor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart rate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Imagery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Labor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Latent: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lightening: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Membrane: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Morphine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mucus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mucus plug: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Onset: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Opioid: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Oxytocin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pelvic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pelvis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Placenta: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pregnancy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prenatal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Rupture: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stage: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Trimester: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Uterus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vagina: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vaginal opening: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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