In this episode we’ll hear the most commonly used terms / expressions relating to pregnancy and their English translation. All nouns are preceded by the definite article (a, o, as, os) in order to define their gender. Those preceded by “o, os” are masculine and those preceded by “a, as” are feminine.
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a gravidez
pregnancy
o teste de gravidez
pregnancy test
o ultra-som
ultrasound
a ecografia
scan
a enfermeira
nurse
o feto
fetus
o útero
uterus
o cordão umbilical
umbilical cord
a placenta
placenta
o cérvix
cervix
a ovulação
ovulation
a concepção
conception
o embrião
embryo
o trimestre
trimester
a amniocentese
amniocentesis
a contracção
contraction
o líquido amniótico
amniotic fluid
a dilatação
dilation
a epidural
epidural
a episiotomia
episiotomy
a cesariana
caesarean section
o parto
delivery
o nascimento
birth
o aborto espontâneo
miscarriage
os pontos
stiches
o ginecologista
gynecologist
o obstreta
obstetrician
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