Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology

Human Development

and Genetics

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New Terminology

Alleles (uh-LEELZ)
Amnion (AM-nee-on)
Amniotic fluid (AM-nee-AH-tik FLOO-id)
Autosomes (AW-toh-sohms)
Cleavage (KLEE-vije)
Embryo (EM-bree-oh)
Genotype (JEE-noh-type)
Gestation (jes-TAY-shun)
Heterozygous (HET-er-oh-ZYE-gus)
Homologous pair (hoh-MAHL-ah-gus PAYR)
Homozygous (HOH-moh-ZYE-gus)
Implantation (IM-plan-TAY-shun)
Labor (LAY-ber)
Parturition (PAR-tyoo-RISH-uhn)
Phenotype (FEE-noh-type)
Sex chromosome (SEKS KROH-muh-sohm)

Related Clinical Terminology

Amniocentesis (AM-nee-oh-sen-TEE-sis)

Apgar score (APP-gar SKOR)

Cesarean section (se-SAR-ee-an SEK-shun)

Chorionic villus sampling (KOR-ee-ON-ik

VILL-us)

Congenital (kon-JEN-i-tuhl)

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FEE-tuhl AL-koh-hol)

Teratogen (te-RAH-toh-jen)

Terms that appear in bold typein the chapter text are defined in the glossary, which begins on page 547.