Pregnancy Vocab

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Immunization Vocab

A
Abnormal (test result, etc..) – 不正常 [bù zhèngcháng]
Abortion – 流产 [liúchǎn]
Abortion (to induce) – 打胎 [dǎtāi]
Admit into Hospital – 住院 [zhùyuàn]
Allergy – 过敏 [guòmǐn]
Amniocentesis – 羊水穿刺 [yángshuǐ chuāncì]
Amniotic fluid – 羊水 [yángshuǐ]
Anesthesia (general) – 麻醉剂 [mázuìjì]
Appendicitis – 阑尾炎 [lánwěiyán]
Appendix – 阑尾 [lánwěi]

B
Baby (about 2 weeks – 1 year) – 婴儿 [yīng'ér]
Bacteria – 病菌 [bìngjūn]
BCG Vaccine (Bacillus Calmette-Guérin) – 卡介苗 [kǎ jiè miáo] / 卡介菌 [kǎ jiè jūn]
Bladder – 膀胱 [pángguāng]
Blood – 血液 [xuèyè] / 血 [xiě]
Blood pressure – 血压 [xuèyā] [xiěyā] *pronounced both ways
Blood test – 查血 [chá xiě] / 验血 [yànxiě]
Blood type – 血型 [xuèxíng]
Brake Amniotic Fluid/Water (to naturally brake)– 羊水破了 [yángshuǐ pòle]
Brake Amniotic fluid/Water (to break, by doctor) – 破水 [pò shuǐ]
Breast – 乳房 [rǔfáng]
Breastfeed – 喂奶 [wèinǎi]
Breathe – 呼吸 [hūxī]

C
Catheterization (place in a catheter) – 导管插入术 [dǎo guǎn chā rù shù]
Caesarean/C-section – 剖腹产 [pōufùchǎn] / 剖腹产术 [pōufùchǎn shù]
Cervix – 子宫颈 [zǐɡōnɡjǐnɡ]
Check In (pay doctors fee) – 挂号 [guàhào]
Check into the hospital (over night) – 住院 [zhùyuàn]
Child/Children – 孩子 (们) [háizi (men)]
Circumcision – 割礼 [gēlǐ] / 包皮环切 [bāopí huán qiē]
Conceive, become pregnant – 怀孕 [huáiyùn]
Constipation – 便秘 [biànmì]
Contraction (Uterine) – 宫缩 [gōng suō]
Contractions (labor pains) – 阵痛 [zhèntòng]
Cycle length – 月经周期 [yuèjīngzhōuqī]

D
Deliver (baby) Vaginally – 顺产 [shùnchǎn] /自己生 [zìjǐ shēng] (common language)
Diabetes (Type I & II) – 糖尿病 [tángniàobìng]
Diabetes (Gestational) – 孕期糖尿病 [yùnqī tángniàobìng]
Dilated (uterus entrance expanded, open) – 宫口开了 [gōngkǒu kāile] / 宫口扩张 [gōngkǒu kuòzhāng]
Diphtheria Vaccine – 白破疫苗 [báipò yìmiáo]
Diphtheria Virus – 白喉 báihóu
Discharge(d) (from hospital) – 出院 [chūyuàn]
Doctor – 医生 [yīshēng] / 大夫 [dàifu]
Down Syndrome – 唐氏综合症 [tángshìzōnghézhèng]
Drink Alcohol – 喝酒 [hējiǔ]
Drugs (referring to substance abuse or taking narcotics) – 吸毒 [xīdú]
DTaP/DPT Vaccine (Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis) － 白百破疫苗 [báibǎipò yìmiáo]
Due date – 预产期 [yùchǎnqī]

E
ECM Group A Vaccine (Epidemic Cerebrospinal Meningitis) – A群流脑疫苗 [qún liúnǎo yìmiáo]
ECM Group A & C Vaccine (Epidemic Cerebrospinal Meningitis) – A+C群流脑疫苗 [qún liúnǎo yìmiáo]
Embryo (0 – 7 weeks) – 胚胎 [pēitāi]
Emergency – 急诊 [jízhěn]
Epidural – 硬膜外麻醉 [yìng mó wài má zuì]
Exam/Check-up – 检查 [jiǎnchá]
Exam (general) – 体检 [tíjiǎn]

F
Fetus (8 weeks – 40+ weeks)- 胎儿 [tāi'ér]
Fetal Monitor – 胎儿监护 [tāier jiānhù]
Fever – 发烧 [fāshāo]
Forceps, Obstetric – 产钳 [chǎnqián]

G
Germs – 细菌 [xìjūn]
Gestational Diabetes – 孕期糖尿病 [yùnqī tángniàobìng]
Give Birth (to a child) – 生孩子 [shēng háizi]
Gynecology – 妇科 [fùkē]

H
Heart – 心脏 [xīnzàng]
Heart, Listen to Baby’s – 听胎心 [tīng tāi xīn]
Heart Beat – 心跳 [xīntiào] (common) / 心搏 [xīnbó] (medical term)
Heart Rate – 心率 [xīnlǜ]
Heartburn – 胃灼热 [wèizhuórè] / 烧心 [shāoxīn] (medical)
Hepatitis A Vaccine – 甲肝减毒活病苗 [jiǎgān jiǎndúhuó bìngmiáo]
Hepatitis A Virus – 甲型肝炎病毒 [jiǎxínggān yán bìngdú]
Hepatitis B Vaccine － 乙型肝炎疫苗 [yǐxínggānyányìmiáo]
Hepatitis B Virus – 乙肝 [yǐgān] (abbreviation)
Herbal Medicine; not western medicine – 中药 [zhōngyào]
Hib Vaccine (Haemophilus Influenzae Type B) – b型流感嗜血杆菌轭合菌苗 [b xíngliúgǎnshìxuègǎnjūnèhé jūnmiáo]
HIV (Human Immuno-deficiency Virus) – 人体缺陷免疫病毒 [rén tǐ quē xiàn miǎn yì bìng dú]
Hormone – 激素 [jīsù]
Hospital – 医院 [yīyuàn]
Hospitalized – 住院 [zhùyuàn]

I
Immunize – 使免疫 [shǐ miǎnyì]
Immunization – 免疫 [miǎnyì]，免疫作用 [miǎnyì zuòyòng]
Induce labor – 引产 [yǐnchǎn]
Inoculation – 疫苗 [yìmiáo]
Insulin – 胰岛素 [yídǎosù]
Insurance (medical) – 保险 [bǎoxiǎn]

J
Japanese B Encephalitis Vaccine － 乙脑疫苗 [yínǎo yìmiáo]
Jaundice – 黄疸 [huángdǎn]

L
Leprosy – 麻风 [máfēng]
Liver – 肝 [gān]

M
Medical history – 病史 [bìngshǐ]
Measles – 麻疹 [mázhěn]
Meningitis – 脑膜炎 [nǎomóyán]
Midwife (works in the home) – 接生员 [jiēshēnɡyuán] *very few available in China
Miscarriage (naturally) – 流产(自然) [liúchǎn (zìrán)]
Miscarriage, predicted, hasn’t happened yet – 先兆流产 [xiānzhàoliúchǎn]
MMR Vaccine (Measles, Mumps & Rubella) – 麻疹, 腮腺炎, 风疹 疫苗[mázhěn, sāixiànyán, fēngzhěn yìmiáo]
Mucous Plug -宫颈粘液赛 [gōngjǐng niányè sài]
Mumps – 腮腺炎 [sāixiànyán]

N
Natural Delivery; no complications – 顺产 [shùnchǎn]
Nauseous – 恶心 [ěxīn]
Neonatal – 新生的 [xīnshēng de]
Newborn Baby (about 0 – 2 weeks) – 新生 儿 [xīnshēngér]
Normal (test result, etc…) – 正常 [zhèngcháng]
Nurse – 护士 [hùshi]
Nurse, Head/Charge – 护士长 [hù shì zhǎng]

O
Obstetrical Ward/Maternity Ward – 产科病房 [chǎnkē bìngfáng]
Obstetrics (OB)– 产科 [chǎnkē]

P
Pain – 疼痛 [téngtòng]
Pay (a bill) – 交费 [jiāofèi]
Pediatrics Department – 儿科 [ér kē]
Pelvic exam – 骨盆体检 [gǔpén tíjiǎn]
Pelvis/Cervix/Vagina: the passage of a fetus in delivery – 产道 [chǎndào]
Penis – 阴茎 [yīnjīng]
Period – 月经 [yuèjīng]
Placenta – 胎盘 [tāi pán]
Placenta Previa -前置胎盘 [qián zhì tāi pán]
Pneumococcus Vaccine – 肺炎球菌 [fèiyánqiú jūn]
Polio Vaccine – (inactive shot form) 脊灰疫苗 脊 [jǐhuī yìmiáo] /灭活脊灰病毒疫苗 [mièhuójǐhuībìngdú yìmiáo]
Pregnancy test (noun) – 试孕纸 [shìyùnzhǐ]
Pregnancy test (verb) – 怀孕 试验 [huáiyùn shìyàn]
Pregnant – 怀孕 [huáiyùn]
Prenatal – 产前 [chǎnqián]
Prescribe – 开药 [kāi yào]
Prescription – 处方 [chǔfāng]
Prescription; to fill – 拿药 [ná yào]
Push – 使劲用力 [shǐjìng yònglì]

R
Register – 挂号 [guàhào]
Regular Exam – 定期检查 [dìngqī jiǎnchá]
RH Blood Type – Rh血型［Rh xuè xíng]
—-Positive (Rh positive) – 阳性 [yángxìng]
—-Negative (Rh negative) – 阴性 [yīnxìng]
Rip/Tear (Vagina Split) – 阴道 撕裂 [yīndào sīliè]
Rotavirus – 轮状病毒 [lún zhuàng bìngdú]
Rubella (German measles) – 风疹 [fēngzhěn]

S
Sexual Intercourse (verb) – 性交 [xìngjiāo]
Shot – 打针 [dǎzhēn]
Smoke – 吸烟 [xīyān]
Soreness – 痛 [tòng]
Sterile (free from bacteria) – 无菌的 [wú jūn de]
Stillborn – 死婴 [sǐ yīng] / 死产的 [sǐ chǎn de]
Stitches/Sutures – 缝 [féng] / 缝线 [féngxiàn]
Surgery – 手术 [shǒushù]

T
Temperature – 体温 [tǐwēn]
Thermometer – 温度计 [wēndùjì]

U
Ultrasound – B超 [Bchāo] (common) / 超声波 [chāoshēngbō] (formal)
Umbilical Cord – 脐带 [qí dài]
Umbilical Cord Wrapped (not necessarily around neck) – 脐带缠绕 [qí dài chán rào]
Umbilical Cord Wrapped Around Neck – 脐带绕颈 [qí dài rào jǐng]
Urine Test – 查尿 [chá niào]
Uterus – 子宫 [zǐgōng]

V
Vaccine – 疫苗 [yìmiáo]
Vacuum -真空 [zhēnkōng]; 产生真空 [chǎnshēng zhēnkōng]
Vagina – 阴道 [yīndào]
Vaginal Birth – 自己生 [zìjǐ shēng]
Vaginal Birth – 顺产 [shùnchǎn] / 阴道 分娩 [yīndào fēnmiǎn] (medical term)
Virus – 病毒 [bìngdú]
Vitamin – 维生素 [wéishēngsù]

W
Water; Amniotic Fluid – 羊水 [yángshuǐ]
Water Broke; Amniotic Fluid/Water (to naturally break)– 羊水破了 [yángshuǐ pòle]
Water; to break Amniotic fluid/Water (by doctor) – 破水 [pò shuǐ]
Weight – 体重 [tǐzhòng]

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