The nurses' handbook and catalogue of nursing requisites.

  • S. Maw, Son & Thompson
Date:
[1896]
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Credit: The nurses' handbook and catalogue of nursing requisites. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Litmus, lit'-mus. Blue pigment turned red by acids. Lobar, Iff-bar. Pertaining to a lobe. Lo'cbia, lo-ke-ah. Vaginal discharge after labour. Locomotor Ataxy, lo-ko-mo'-tor-at-aks'-e. See Tabes Dorsalis. Lordo sis, lor-do-sis. Anterior curvature of the spine. Lumba go, him-bd'-gd. Pain in the loins. Lumbar, lum'-bar. Pertaining to the loins. L i'men, lu-men. Cavity of a tubular structure. Lupus, IS-pus. Chronic tubercular skin disease. Luxa tion, luks-a -shun. See Dislocation. Lymph, limf. A colourless alkaline fluid in the lymphatics. Lymphangioma, limf-an-je-o'-mah. Tumour of lymphatic vessels. Lymphangitis, limf-an-ft-tis. Inflammation of the lymphatics. Ly sis, li'-sis. Decline of a disease, especially a fever. Macroceph alous, malc-rd-sef '-al-us. Having a large head. Macroglos'sia, muk-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!-di-re. Pertaining to the breasts. Manubrium, man-S-bre-um. First bone of sternum. Marasmus, mar-az'-mus. A wasting or emaciation. Masseter. A strong facial muscle aiding mastication. Mastica tion, mas-tik-a -shun. The process of chewing. Masti is, mas-ti'-tis. Inflammation of the breast. Mas toid Bone. Protruding part of the temporal bone. Maxil la, maks-il'-ah. The jaw. Mea tus, me-a-tus A passage; opening. Mediastinum, me-de-as-ti'-num. Septum of the thoracic cavity. Medulla Oblongata, med-ul'-ah-ob-long-ga -tah. Enlarged portion of the spinal cord in the cranium. Me grim, me'-grim. Hemicrania, q. v. Melano sis, mel-an-o'-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-ez'. Disease of the semicircular canals of the ear, with vertigo. Meningi tis, men-in-ji-tis. Inflammation of the membranes of the brain. Menin gocele, men-ing'-go-sel'. Protrusion of the membranes of the brain. Menopause, men’-o-pawz. End of the menstrual life. Menorrha gia, mcn-or-a -je-ah. Excessive menstrual flow. Menses, metises. Monthly flow from the womb.