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

Formication. A sensation like that of the creeping of ants.

Formula. Prescriptions; given forms.

Fossa. A depression in a bone.

Frenum. A bridle; a binding or restraining membrane.

Fundus. The larger part of a cone shaped organ.

Funis. The umbilical cord; the naval string.

Furuncle. A boil.

Gall-stones. Concretions formed from the bile.

Ganglion. An enlargement in the course of a nerve.

Gangrene. Partial death; mortification.