A System of midwiferyLea and Blanchard, 1851 - 422 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page xv
... Passages . 254 Pendulous abdomen . - Rigidity of the os uteri . - Belladonna . - Edges of the os uteri adherent . Cicatrices and callosities . - Agglutination of the os uteri . - Contracted vagina . Rigidity from age . - Cicatrices in ...
... Passages . 254 Pendulous abdomen . - Rigidity of the os uteri . - Belladonna . - Edges of the os uteri adherent . Cicatrices and callosities . - Agglutination of the os uteri . - Contracted vagina . Rigidity from age . - Cicatrices in ...
Page 19
... passage of the child will be proportionably diminished : in confirmation of this , we find that tall women , in whom the pelvis is usually deep , do not , on the whole , bear children so easily as women of middling stature , in whom the ...
... passage of the child will be proportionably diminished : in confirmation of this , we find that tall women , in whom the pelvis is usually deep , do not , on the whole , bear children so easily as women of middling stature , in whom the ...
Page 52
... passages . Placenta . The placenta is formed essentially by the chorion and de- cidua ; it is a flat , circular , more or less oval mass , soft , but becoming firmer towards its edge . It is the most vascular part of the ovum , and by ...
... passages . Placenta . The placenta is formed essentially by the chorion and de- cidua ; it is a flat , circular , more or less oval mass , soft , but becoming firmer towards its edge . It is the most vascular part of the ovum , and by ...
Page 56
... passage is there reciprocally be tween the cells of the placenta and the uterine vessels . " ( Ibid . p . 47. ) The maternal portion of the placenta therefore consists of a spongy cel- lular tissue , which is filled by the uterine ...
... passage is there reciprocally be tween the cells of the placenta and the uterine vessels . " ( Ibid . p . 47. ) The maternal portion of the placenta therefore consists of a spongy cel- lular tissue , which is filled by the uterine ...
Page 57
... passage blood from the arteries into the veins . From these remarks , founded chiefly on the admirable observations of the Hunters , and repeated examinations of the placenta , which we have made with the greatest care and impartiality ...
... passage blood from the arteries into the veins . From these remarks , founded chiefly on the admirable observations of the Hunters , and repeated examinations of the placenta , which we have made with the greatest care and impartiality ...
Common terms and phrases
abdomen amnion appears arteries becomes bladder blades bleeding blood bones bowels brim cause cavity cervix child chorion circulation circumstances commencement considerable contraction convulsions cord corpus luteum danger decidua degree deranged Dewees dilated discharge disease distended dystocia early edition effect especially excitement expelled expulsion externum extra cloth Fallopian tubes farther favourable feel finger fluid fœtus forceps frequently fundus gradually hæmorrhage hand handsome octavo volume head inches increase inflammation irritation Journal labour laceration less liquor amnii Lying-in Medical Medicine membranes Midwifery months mother Naegelé nates natural oblique observed occur octavo operation ovum pain parietes pass passage patient pelvis perineum period phlebitis placenta portion position posterior practice practitioner pregnancy present pressure produced Professor pubic arch puerperal fever pulse rectum render rupture sacrum side soft sufficient surface Surgery swelling symphysis pubis symptoms tion treatise treatment tumour umbilical usually uteri uterus vagina veins vessels violent
Popular passages
Page 12 - MEDICAL LEXICON"; A Dictionary of Medical Science: Containing a concise explanation of the various Subjects and Terms of Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, Hygiene, Therapeutics, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Surgery, Obstetrics, Medical Jurisprudence and Dentistry, Notices of Climate and...
Page 14 - THE SCIENCE AND ART OF SURGERY; BEING A TREATISE ON SURGICAL INJURIES, DISEASES, AND OPERATIONS.
Page 15 - A UNIVERSAL FORMULARY, containing the methods of Preparing and Administering Officinal and other Medicines. The whole adapted to Physicians and Pharmaceutists. SECOND EDITION, thoroughly revised, with numerous additions, by ROBERT P. THOMAS, MD, Professor of Materia Medica in the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. In one large and handsome octavo volume, extra cloth, of 650 pages, double columns.
Page 168 - ... the last thing at night and the first thing in the morning, I drank it gratefully and was very sensible of his attention.
Page 9 - Nurses," recently issued by Dr. Churchill, believing that the details there presented can hardly fail to prove of advantage to the junior practitioner. The result of all these additions is that the work now contains fully one-half more matter than the last American edition, with nearly onehalf more illustrations; so that, notwithstanding the use of a smaller type, the volume contains almost two hundred pages more than before.
Page 11 - FORBES, TWEEDIE, AND CONOLLY. THE CYCLOPAEDIA OF PRACTICAL MEDICINE: comprising Treatises on the Nature and Treatment of Diseases, Materia Medica, and Therapeutics, Diseases of Women and Children, Medical Jurisprudence, &c. &c. In four large super-royal octavo volumes, of 3254 double-columned pages, strongly and handsomely bound, with raised bands. $12 00. *#* This...