Medical Glossary
Medical jargon can feel like a whole new language, especially when you’re navigating a life-limiting diagnosis. The terms below are words, phrases, and diagnoses that are frequently encountered by the families we serve.
Medical Glossary
Medical jargon can feel like a whole new language, especially when you’re navigating a life-limiting diagnosis. The terms below are words, phrases, and diagnoses that are frequently encountered by the families we serve.
A
Acardiac Twins
Achondrogenesis
Acrania
Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum
Amelia
Amniocentesis
Amniotic Band Syndrome
Anembryonic Pregnancy
Anencephaly
Aneuploidy
Aneuploidy Screening
Anhydramnios
Antenatal Surveillance
Aqueductal Stenosis
Arthrogryposis
Asphyxiating Thoracic Dystrophy (ATD)
Atelosteogenesis Type 2
Atrial Septal Defect
Autosomal Recessive
Autosomal Dominant
Atrioventricular Septal Defect (AVSD)
B
C
Camptomelic Dysplasia
Cardiac Rhabdomyoma
Carrier Screening
Caudal Regression Syndrome
Cell Free DNA
Chiari Malformation
Cloacal Anomaly
Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
Choroid Plexus Cyst
Chromosomal Deletion
Chromosomal Duplication
Chromosomal Translocation
Chromosomes
Cleft Lip
Cleft Palate
Comfort Care
Congenital
Congenital Chylothorax
Congenital Heart Defect
Congenital High Airway Obstruction Syndrome (CHAOS)
Congenital Scoliosis
Craniopagus Conjoined Twins
Criss-Cross Heart
Cyanotic Heart Disease
Cystic Hygroma
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
Maternal Age-Related Risk
Maternal Serum Screening
Meckel-Gruber Syndrome
Meningomyelocele
Microarray (CMA)
Microcephaly
Micrognathia
Micromelia
Mirror Syndrome
Miscarriage
Molar Pregnancy
Monosomy X
Mortality Rate
Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney
Myelomeningocele
Non Invasive Prenatal Screening (NIPT)
N
O
P
Pediatric Hospice
Pediatric Paliative Care
Pena-Shokeir Syndrome
Pentalogy of Cantrell
Percutaneous Umbilical Blood Sampling (PUBS)
Pericardial Effusion
Perinatal Hospice
Perinatal Loss
Perinatal Palliative Care
Perinatal Period
Pleural Effusion
Polycystic Kidney Disease
Polyhydramnios
Porencephaly
Positive Predictive Value
Potter Syndrome
Pregnancy Continuation
Pregnancy Loss
Pregnancy Termination
Prenatal Diagnosis
Pulmonary Hypoplasia