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

Conjunctiva. The membrane covering the eyeball and lining the lid.

Contagion. The transmitting of disease by contact.

Continuity. An uninterrupted connection.

Contra Indication. An indication against certain treatment.

Contusion. Bruise.

Convalescence. A period of regaining of health.

Convulsions. Involuntary contractions of muscular parts.

Copulation. Joining together; coition.

Comedones. Black spots on the face.

Coronal. Belonging to the crown or top of the head.