The nurses' handbook and catalogue of nursing requisites / S. Maw, Son & Thompson.

  • S. Maw, Son & Thompson.
Date:
[1898]
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Credit: The nurses' handbook and catalogue of nursing requisites / S. Maw, Son & Thompson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    liit'mus, lit'-mus. Blue pigment turned red by acids. Lobar, lo'-bar. Pertaining to a lobe. Lochia, lo-ke-ali. Vaginal discharge after labour. Locomo tor Ataxy, lo-ko-mo'-tor-at-aks-e. See Tabes Dorsalis. Lordosis, lor-dd-sis. Anterior curvature of the spine. Lumba go, lum-ba'-go. Pain in the loins. Lumbar, limi-bar. Pertaining to the loins. Lumen, Id-men. Cavity of a tubular structure. Lupus, Id-pus. Chronic tubercular skin disease. Luxa tion, luks-d!-shun. See Dislocation. Lymph, limf. A colourless alkaline fluid in the lymphatics. Lymphangioma, /imf-an-je-o'-mah. Tumour of lymphatic vessels. Lymphangitis, limf-an-ji-tis. Inflammation of the lymphatics. Ly sis, li’-sis. Decline of a disease, especially a fever. Macroceph alous, mak-ro-sej'-al-us. Having a large head. Macroglos'sia, mak-ro-glos'-e-ah. Great development of the tongue. Malaise', mal-az. A feeling of uneasiness or discomfort. Malar Bones. The two cheek bones. Mala ria. The specific cause of ague,'etc. Mammary, mam'-a-re. Pertaining to the breasts. Manubrium, man-d-bre-um. First bone of sternum. Maras mus, mar-az -mus. A wasting or emaciation. Mas'seter. A strong facial muscle aiding mastication. Mastication, mas-tik-a'-shun. The process of chewing. Masti tis, mas-ti'-tis. Inflammation of the breast. Mas toid Bone. Protruding part of the temporal bone. Maxilla, maks-il'-ah. The jaw. Mea tus, me-d'-tus A passage; opening. Mediastinum, me-de-as-ti'-num. Septum of the thoracic cavity. Medulla Oblonga ta, m»d-ul'-ah-ob-long-ga -tdh. Enlarged portion of the spinal cord in the cranium. Megrim, me'-grim. Hemicrania, q. v. Melano sis, mel-an-d-sis. Abnormal deposit of black matter in the various parts of the body. Mele'na, me-le-nah. Tar-like evacuations. Black vomit. Menagogue, men'-a-gog. An agent promoting menstrual flow. Meniere’s Disease', men'-e-ars-dis-es'. Disease of the semicircular canals of the ear, with vertigo. Meningitis, men-in-ji-tis. Inflammation of the membranes of the brain. Menin gocele, men-ing'-go-sel. Protrusion of the membranes of the brain. Men opause, men'-o-pawz. End of the menstrual life. Menorrha gia, men-or-a-je-ah. Excessive menstrual flow. Menses, men'sez. Monthly flow from the womb.