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

Parenchyma. The mass or principal part of organs like the lungs or liver.

Parietal. Relating to the walls.

Paroxysm. An exacerbation of severity, in a disorder.

Parturition. Delivery; the act of bringing forth.

Pathology. The science which treats of the nature of disease.

Pectoral. Pertaining to the chest or breast.

Pediluvium. A foot bath.

Pelvis. The bony structure of the lower extremity of the body.

Percussion. The act of striking on a body to elicit sounds.

Perineum. The space between the tuberosities of the ischium, the anus, and the genitals.