Category: G

To move about.  

An oral contraceptive. Gestodene is a progestogen drug employed alongside the estrogen drug ethinylestradiol in low-dose combined oral contraceptives. However, it’s worth noting that Gestodene has been associated with a slightly higher risk of venous thromboembolism (a condition where a blood vessel is blocked by a blood clot fragment) compared to older contraceptive drugs.  

The period, usually of 266 days, from conception to the birth, during which the baby develops in mother’s womb. The period of pregnancy from conception to parturition. Average length is 10 lunar months or 280 days measured from the onset of the last menstrual period, but length varies from 250 to 310 days.  

A form of diabetes mellitus which develops in a pregnant woman. A carbohydrate intolerance, in variable severity, with onset first recognized during pregnancy. Detected during screening between 24 and 28 weeks gestation with a 50-g oral glucose test. If results at 1-hour postprandial are ≥140 mg/dL, the oral glucose tolerance test is used to confirm…

The age of a fetus, calculated from the mother’s last period to the date of birth. The age of a fetus still in the uterus or of a premature newborn, indicating the number of weeks of development, usually measured by physicians as the number of weeks from the beginning date of the mother’s last menstruation.…

A chart showing the development of motor reactions and growth patterns in children.  

One of two or three layers of cells in animal embryos which form the organs of the body. Any of the three distinct types of tissue found in the very early stages of embryonic development. The germ layers can be traced throughout embryonic development as they differentiate to form the entire range of body tissues.…

The outer layer of the ovary. The epithelial covering of the ovary, which was formerly thought to be the site of formation of oogonia. It is now thought that oogonia persist in a dormant state from the prenatal period until required in reproductive life. Epithelium that covers the surface of the genital ridge of the…

Relating to the early developmental stages of an embryo or tissue.  

The position of someone resting on their knees and upper chest. A position with the patient on the knees, thighs upright, the head and upper part of the chest resting on the table, arms crossed above the head. It is employed in displacement of a prolapsed fundus, dislodgment of the impacted head of a fetus,…