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

Hymen. The virginal membrane at the orifice of the vagina.

Hyperæmia. An excess of blood in an organ.

Hyperesthesia. Exalted sensibility.

Hypertrophy. Augmented bulk; enlargement.

Hypnotic. Sleep producing; soporific.

Hypochoridrium. The region under the floating ribs.

Hypogastrium. The lower part of the abdomen, near the pubis.

Ichor. Thin, watery, and acrid discharge.

Icterus. Jaundice.

Idiopathic. Primarily affecting; not secondary or symptomatic.