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

Anaemia. A lack of red particles in the blood; bloodlessness.

Anal. Relating to the anus or rectum.

Anasarca. Dropsy of the celular tissue.

Anesthetic. Capable of producing insensibility.

Angina. An inflammation of the throat.

Antacid. A remedy against acidity.

Anterior. In front, or placed before.

Anthelmintic. A remedy against worms, destroying or expelling them.

Antiflexion. Bending forwards.

Antilithics. Substances that prevent the formation of calculi.