The nurse's dictionary / originally compiled by Honnor Morten ; with phonetic pronunciations by Mary I. Burdett.

  • Morten, Honnor, 1861-1913
Date:
[between 1900 and 1909?]
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Credit: The nurse's dictionary / originally compiled by Honnor Morten ; with phonetic pronunciations by Mary I. Burdett. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Colles Fracture. Fracture of the wrist. Collo'dion (kol-lo'de-on). Gun- cotton dissolved in alcohol and ether ; used in surgery to form a false skin. When painted over a commencing bed-sore, for instance, it hardens as it dries, and forms a slight pro- tection to the tender skin. The stopper must never be kept out of the collodion bottle for more than a moment. Highly inflammable. Co'llyri'um (kol'-lir-e'-um). An eye-wash. Col'ocynth (kol'-o-sinth). A drug used as a rapid and drastic purge. Co’lon (ko'lon). The part of the large intestine between the rectum and the ca:cum. Colos trum (ko-los'trum). A milky fluid flowing from the breasts the first two or three days after confinement, before the true milk comes. Colot'omy (ko-lot'-o-me). In- cision of the colon ; a serious operation which may be per- formed in the lumbar or in- uinal regions, in cases of stula, obstruction, cancer, or ulceration of the rectum. An anesthetic will be adminis- tered for the operation; the nurse must have the usual bandages, lint, sutures, &c., at hand. The opening will have to be kept extremely clean, antiseptics employed. Carbo- lised tow or tenax is useful to 3 the artificial opening, and will need changing four or five times daily. The dress- ings used for the abdominal wound will probably be sali- cylic wool, protective and gauze: by the eighth day the wound should have healed. Colpal'gia (kol-pal'-je-a). Pain in the vagina. Colpopto'sis (kol-pop-to'-sis). Falling down of the vagina. Colpot'omy (kol-pot'-o-me). Incision of vagina during labour. Co'ma (ko'ma). Insensibility, stupor, sleep. Co'matose (ko'ma-tose). In a state of coma. Comedo'nes. Sebaceous secre- tion of the hair follicles, commonly called blackheads, and most frequent on the face. Comminuted Frac'ture (kom'-me-newt-ed frak'-ture). The state of a bone when broken into several pieces. Comp. Abbreviation of coin- positus, compound. Complex'us. A muscle at the back of the neck. Complicated Frac'ture (kom’-ple-ka-ted frak'-ture). Some other injury is added to the fracture; thus fractured ribs may be complicated by injury to the lungs. Compound Fracture. A fracture with a wound through the skin and soft tissues to the broken bone.