Handbook of obstetric nursing / by Francis W.N. Haultain and James Haig Ferguson.

  • Haultain, Francis W. N. (Francis William Nicol)
Date:
1898
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Credit: Handbook of obstetric nursing / by Francis W.N. Haultain and James Haig Ferguson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Pnbes—Ow of the divisions of the innominate bone. Pudenda—Tht external genitals. Puerperal~Rt\a.img to the puerperium. Puerperium-The period between the completion of labour and the return of the sexual organs to their natural state. The lyino-in period. About six weeks. * /V^j—Yellow discharge which results from suppuration. Quaranime—lso\a.t\on of infected persons from those uninfected. Quart—Tvio pints. In the preceding pages it stands for two imperial pints, or 40 fluid ounces. Quickemng-lht first perception by the mother of the movements of the foetus. Ramus—A branching process of bone. Rectum—The lower portion of the bowel. Retention of Excessive accumulation of urine in the bladder, from inability to pass it. ' Retroflexion of the Uterus—K condition where the uterus is bent back, so that the fundus uteri lies in the hollow of the sacrum. Rigor—K shivering fit associated with chilly sensations. Sacrum—T\^^\. part of the spinal column forming the back wall of the pelvis. 6'a/zfa/?f;/—Excessive pouring out of saliva from the mouth. Secretion—Q,\Ax\AvAa.x exudation, which is usually discharged from the body. Septicemia—Blood poisoning. Slough—dead matter resulting from ulceration, or low forms of inflammation of soft tissues ; for example, from too long pressure of the foetal head on the soft tissues of the mother in labour. Sphincter—K circular muscle surrounding an orifice of the body. Sterilization—The rendering free from germs. Stria—Scz.xs or streaks which result from great stretching of the skin. Strippings—Wi\\<. obtained by re-milking a cow some little time after the ordinary supply has been drawn. It contains much cream and but little curd. Flannel wrung out of hot water, plain or medicated, for application in painful conditions. Suprapubic—Vextammg to that part of the abdominal wall directly above the pubes.