A System of midwiferyLea and Blanchard, 1851 - 422 pages |
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... called false vertebræ . These cartilages , after a time , gradually disappear ; bony matter is depo- sited in their place ; so that by the period of puberty the five sacral vertebræ become united into one solid bone , although they may ...
... called false vertebræ . These cartilages , after a time , gradually disappear ; bony matter is depo- sited in their place ; so that by the period of puberty the five sacral vertebræ become united into one solid bone , although they may ...
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... called the large and the small pelvis ; in Britain we merely speak of the pelvis above or below the brim , the line of demarkation being the linea ilio - pectinea at the sides , the crista of the os pubis in front , and the promontory ...
... called the large and the small pelvis ; in Britain we merely speak of the pelvis above or below the brim , the line of demarkation being the linea ilio - pectinea at the sides , the crista of the os pubis in front , and the promontory ...
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... to that of the other , 5.4 inches ; and the oblique diameter , from one sacro - iliac synchondrosis to the opposite acetabulum , 4.8 inches . The oblique di- ameters are called right and left , according to the 20 THE PELVIS .
... to that of the other , 5.4 inches ; and the oblique diameter , from one sacro - iliac synchondrosis to the opposite acetabulum , 4.8 inches . The oblique di- ameters are called right and left , according to the 20 THE PELVIS .
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Edward Rigby. ameters are called right and left , according to the sacro - iliac symphysis from which they are drawn . In the cavity these dimensions vary more or less . The straight dia- Fig . 1 . Fig . 2 . In the annexed representation ...
Edward Rigby. ameters are called right and left , according to the sacro - iliac symphysis from which they are drawn . In the cavity these dimensions vary more or less . The straight dia- Fig . 1 . Fig . 2 . In the annexed representation ...
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... called the inclination of her pelvis , and varies , of course , in proportion to the angle which the above mentioned axis forms . In a tall woman of slender figure , where the different curves of the spinal columns are slight , the ...
... called the inclination of her pelvis , and varies , of course , in proportion to the angle which the above mentioned axis forms . In a tall woman of slender figure , where the different curves of the spinal columns are slight , the ...
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