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

Peristaltic. Vermicular or wormlike.

Peritoneum. A serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity.

Pertussis. Whooping cough.

Pessary. An instrument to support the uterus when introduced into the vagina.

Petechia. Spots which appear on the skin in malignant fever.

Pharmacopœia. A treatise describing the preparation of all kinds of medicine.

Pharynx. The upper part of the œsophagus.

Phthisis. Consumption.

Physiology. The science of the properties and functions of living beings.

Placenta. The after birth.