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

Normal. Regular; natural; as it ought to be.

Nymphæ. The labia interna; two lateral folds of mucous membrane within the labia externa.

Obstetrics. Midwifery.

Obturator foramen. An opening between the pubic and ischiatic arches closed by a membranous ligament.

Occiput. The hinder part of the skull or head.

Odontalgia. Toothache.

Œdema. Swelling from the presence of serum in the areolar tissue.

Œsophagus. The gullet.

Officinal. Authorized by the Pharmacopœia.

Omentum. The caul; a peritoneal fold covering the bowels.