A System of midwiferyLea and Blanchard, 1851 - 422 pages |
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... volume was placed , a few weeks before his death , in returning it expressed the most favour- able opinion of its merits ; and the judgment of such high authority ren- ders it supererogatory to add a word farther of commendation . It is ...
... volume was placed , a few weeks before his death , in returning it expressed the most favour- able opinion of its merits ; and the judgment of such high authority ren- ders it supererogatory to add a word farther of commendation . It is ...
Page 104
... volume , we shall find the os uteri re- laxed and dilated , and in all probability a portion of the mass protruding into the vagina , which may be hooked down by the fingers , and thus the expulsion of the whole mass facilitated . For ...
... volume , we shall find the os uteri re- laxed and dilated , and in all probability a portion of the mass protruding into the vagina , which may be hooked down by the fingers , and thus the expulsion of the whole mass facilitated . For ...
Page 106
... volume . As the ovum increases , excruciating pains are felt in the lower part of the abdomen , coming on at irregular intervals , and of irregular duration ; in some cases lasting for a short time , in others continuing for twenty ...
... volume . As the ovum increases , excruciating pains are felt in the lower part of the abdomen , coming on at irregular intervals , and of irregular duration ; in some cases lasting for a short time , in others continuing for twenty ...
Page 124
... volume in a first pregnancy than it is in succeeding ones . On the other hand , where impregnation has taken place shortly before a menstrual period , the uterus , especially if the patient has already had several children , will ...
... volume in a first pregnancy than it is in succeeding ones . On the other hand , where impregnation has taken place shortly before a menstrual period , the uterus , especially if the patient has already had several children , will ...
Page 165
... volumes of blood escape with an almost unrestrained impetuosity : the vessels of the brain under such circumstances become rapidly drained , and the patient falls back in a state of syncope , which now and then proves immediately fatal ...
... volumes of blood escape with an almost unrestrained impetuosity : the vessels of the brain under such circumstances become rapidly drained , and the patient falls back in a state of syncope , which now and then proves immediately fatal ...
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