Post par´tum. After delivery.
Pre´ma-ture. 1. Occurring before the proper time. 2. An infant born before its proper term, but viable.
Pre´ma-tu´´ri-ty. The condition of a child that has been delivered before term, and before maturity or ripening has taken place.
Pre-mon´i-tory. Serving as a warning.
Pre´puce. The fold of skin covering the glans penis; the foreskin.
Pres´en-ta´´tion. 1. The appearance in labor of some particular part of the fœtal body at the os uteri. 2. That part of the fœtal body which first shows itself at the os in labor.
Pri-mip´a-ra. A woman who has given birth, or who is giving birth, to her first child.
Prod´ro-mal. Premonitory. Indicating the approach of an event, phenomenon, or disease.
Prog-no´sis. A forecast as to the probable result of an attack of disease; the prospect as to recovery from a disease afforded by the nature and symptoms of the case.
Pro-jec´tion-al vom´i-ting. Sudden violent emesis.