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

Lymph. The colorless fluid contained in lymphatics, &c.

Lymphatics. Lymph ducts; certain vein-like vessels.

Maceration. The act of softening or soaking a thing.

Malaria. Noxious air from decomposed matter.

Mammary. Pertaining to the breasts.

Manipulation. Handling skilfully.

Marasmus. A wasting of flesh; a tuberculous disease of the mesenteric glands.

Massage. Kneading and softening of the muscles, &c.

Meatus. A passage larger than a duct; a channel.

Meconium. The first fæces of an infant.