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

Singultus. Continued hiccough.

Sinus. An elongated cavity or abscess, having a small orifice.

Situ. Situation.

Slough. A dead or mortified portion.

Solution. The preparation made by dissolving a solid in a liquid.

Speculum. An instrument for dilating a passage or facilitating an examination.

Sphincter. A circular muscle for contracting a natural opening.

Spinal Cord. A continuation of the brain through the vertebral column.

Sporadic. Occurring singly or scattered.

Stercoraceous. Mixed with fæcal matter.