| labour pains | <obstetrics> Rhythmical uterine contractions which under normal conditions increase in intensity, frequency, and duration, culminating in vaginal delivery of the infant. Synonym: parodynia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pains, growing | Mysterious pains in growing children, usually in the legs. These pains are similar to what the weekend gardener suffers from on monday an overuse type of problem. If in playing, children exceed their regular threshold, they will be sore, just like an adult. Growing pains are typically somewhat diffuse (vs. Focal) and are not associated with physical changes of the area (such as swelling, redness, etc.). The pains are usually relieved by massage, tylenol (acetaminophen), or rest. If the pains persist past a week or there are physical changes, the child should be seen by a physician. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| menstrual pains | Lower abdominal and pelvic pain that is associated with menses. Recurrent monthly menstrual pains (not explained by other causes) are often referred to as primary dysmenorrhoea. (27 Sep 1997) |
| growing pains | Mysterious pains in growing children, usually in the legs. These pains are similar to what the weekend gardener suffers from on monday an overuse type of problem. If in playing, children exceed their regular threshold, they will be sore, just like an adult. Growing pains are typically somewhat diffuse (vs. Focal) and are not associated with physical changes of the area (such as swelling, redness, etc.). The pains are usually easily relieved by massage, tylenol (acetaminophen), or rest. If the pains persist past a week or there are physical changes, the child should be seen by a physician. (12 Dec 1998) |
| expulsive pains | Effective labour pain's, associated with contraction of the uterine muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| active labour | Contractions resulting in progressive effacement and dilation of the cervix. (05 Mar 2000) |
| missed labour | Brief uterine contractions which do not lead to labour and expulsion of the infant, but which cease, resulting in the indefinite retention of the foetus (usually lifeless) either in utero or extrauterine, e.g., in the abdominal cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| placental stage of labour | The part of labour from the birth of the baby until the placenta (afterbirth) and foetal membranes are delivered. Also called the third stage of labour. (12 Dec 1998) |
| precipitate labour | Very rapid labour ending in delivery of the foetus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| premature labour | Onset of labour before the 37th completed week of pregnancy dated from the last normal menstrual period. (05 Mar 2000) |
| second stage of labour | <obstetrics> The part of labour from the full dilatation of the cervix until the baby is completely out of the birth canal. The second stage of labour is also called the stage of expulsion. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dry labour | An obsolete term for labour after spontaneous loss of the amniotic fluid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| induced labour | <obstetrics> Labour that is brought about by artificial means. (12 Dec 1998) |
| International Labour Organization Classification | ILO 1980 International Classification of Radiographs of the Pneumoconioses; a system for qualitative and semiquantitative description of the chest radiographic findings caused by pneumoconiosis, designed for epidemiologic studies; supersedes classifications of 1950, 1958, 1968, and 1971. (05 Mar 2000) |
| third stage of labour | The part of labour from the birth of the baby until the placenta (afterbirth) and foetal membranes are delivered. The third stage of labour is also called the placental stage. (12 Dec 1998) |
| early labour | <obstetrics> The onset of uterine (labour) contractions after 32 weeks gestation but before 38 weeks gestation. (27 Sep 1997) |
| labour pains | a regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic of childbirth |
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