Mother, Nurse and Infant / A Manual Especially Adapted for the Guidance of Mothers and Monthly Nurses, Comprising Full Instruction in Regard To Pregnancy, Preparation for Child-birth, and the Care of Mother and Child, and Designed to Impart so Much Knowledge of Anatomy, Physiology, Midwifery, and the Proper Use of Medicines as Will Serve Intelligently to Direct the Wife, Mother and Nurse in All Emergencies.

by S. P. Sackett

Accoucheur. A skillful man midwife.

Acetated. Combined with acetic acid.

Acetabulum. The cotyloid cavity that receives the head of the thigh bone.

Acid. A substance that can combine chemically with alkalies and alkaline oxides.

Acini. Small granular masses.

Actual Cautery. Cauterization by red hot iron.

Acute, Sharp. An acute disease, has rapid progress and short duration.

Adhesion. A sticking or growing together.

Adipose. Fatty.

Adjuvants. Medicines which assist the action of other medicines.