CLINICAL.—Pertaining to the sick-bed.
COLOSTRUM.—The fluid secreted by the breasts during pregnancy and for two or three days after the birth of the child.
CONTRACTION.—The act by which the muscle fibers of the uterus become shorter and press upon its contents.
CURETTAGE.—Scraping out the lining of the uterus.
DELIVERY.—The birth of the child.
DIAGNOSIS.—The determination of either normal or abnormal states of the body.
DIAPHRAGM.—The muscular partition between the chest and the abdomen.
DIETETIC.—Pertaining to the diet.
DUCT.—A tube which conveys the secretion from a gland.
EMBRYO.—The offspring before it has assumed the distinctive form and structure of the parent.