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

Synchondrosis. Union by cartilage or gristle.

Syncope. A fainting or swooning.

Systemic. Pertaining to the system or body generally.

Systole. The contraction of the heart.

Tænia. A kind of long intestinal worm; a tape worm.

Tampon. A plug designed to arrest hemorrhage.

Taxis. Pressure made by the fingers to return a hernial tumour.

Tendon. A cord or bundle of fibres attaching muscle to bone.

Tenesmus. A straining at stool; a painful sensation in the lower part of the rectum.

Tent. A cylinder designed for dilating a part.