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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    Menstrua tion. Function, of the female producing menstrual flow, Mesentery. Peritoneal attachment of the small intestines. Mesocolon, mes-o-ko'-lon. Mesentery of the colon. Metab olism, met-ah'-o-lizm. Change in the intimate condition of cells, constructive or destructive. Metacarpus, met-ah-kar'-pus. Bones of the palm of the hand. Metas tasis, met-as'-ta-sis. Change in the seat of disease. Metatar sus, met-ah-tar-sus. Bones of the arch of the foot. Metrorrhagia. Uterine hamiorrhage between menstrual periods. Micros toma, mi-kros -to-mah. Abnormal smallness of the mouth. Micturition, mik-tu-risKun. Act of voiding urine. Migraine', me-grari. See Megrim. Miliaria, mil-e-a-re-ah. Sudamina; a disorder of the sweat glands with obstruction of their ducts. Mitral, mitral. Left auriculo-ventricular valve of heart. Molar Teeth. Back, grinding teeth. Mol ecule, mol -e-kill. Smallest quantity of a substance that may exist and preserve the characteristic qualities. Monomania, mon-o-ma-ne-ah. Insanity on one subject. Monople gia, mon-o-ple'-je-ah. Paralysis of a single limb. Morbid. Pertaining to disease. Morbil'li, mor-bil'-i. See Rubeola. Mu cocele, mu'-kd-sel. A mucous tumour. Enlarged lachrymal sac. Mucous. The viscid liquid secretion of mucous membrane. Multiloc ular, mul-ti-lok'-u-lar. Having many cells. Multipara. A woman who has borne several children. Mus culo-spi'ral. Large nerve winding down the arm. rain in the muscles. Myalgia, mi-al’-je-ah. Mycelium, un-se’-le-um. A filament of germinating fungi-spore. M;co'sis, mi-ko'-sh. Presence of parasitic fungi in the body, as well as the disease caused by them. An agent CaUSing abn0rmal Natation Myeli tis, mi-el-i'-tis. Inflammation of the spinal cord. Myocardi tis. Inflammation of the cardiac muscular tissue. Myo ma, mi-o’-mah. A muscular tumour. Myo'pia, mi-o'-pe-ah. Near-sightedness, visual defect from localiza- tion of the image in front of the retina. Myxcede'ma, miks-e-de'-mah. A disease with mucous-like dropsy Nee'vus. A birth mark. V y' Narcotic, nar-kot'-ik. A hypnotic allaying pain Na tes, na'-tez. The buttocks; gluteal region of the body. »ev“a’I -7?' vS'Ck“ ** ““ —«*> **• to vomit, eb ula, neb -u-Ia/i. Faint, grayish opacity of the cornea Ne cropsy ne'-krop-se. Examination of a dead body. E 2