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

Onychia. A small abscess at the side of the finger nail.

Opthalmia. Inflammation of eyes.

Opthalmia Neotorum. Inflammation of the eyes of new born children.

Optic. Relating to the vision.

Orbit. The bony cavity containing the eye.

Orthopnœa. Difficulty of breathing, especially on lying down.

Os. 1st mouth, 2d bone.

Osmosis. The passage of a fluid through a porous membrane.

Os Sacrum. The posterior bone of the pelvis.

Ossification. Conversion into bone.