A System of midwiferyLea and Blanchard, 1851 - 422 pages |
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... extremities , viz . the scapula and clavicle ; and in the early stages of development , this similarity is much more distinctly seen : it is remarkable , that although the ischia and ossa pubis are formed later than the ilia , yet they ...
... extremities , viz . the scapula and clavicle ; and in the early stages of development , this similarity is much more distinctly seen : it is remarkable , that although the ischia and ossa pubis are formed later than the ilia , yet they ...
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... extremity , forming an extensive con- cavity upon its anterior surface : this is termed the hollow of the sacrum . Coccyx . The lower end is prolonged by a small bone , called Coccyx or os Coccygis , from its supposed resemblance to a ...
... extremity , forming an extensive con- cavity upon its anterior surface : this is termed the hollow of the sacrum . Coccyx . The lower end is prolonged by a small bone , called Coccyx or os Coccygis , from its supposed resemblance to a ...
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... extremities , approach each other at the knees , contributing to produce that unsteady gait which is peculiar to the sex . " The woman , " says Mr. John Bell , " even of the most beautiful form , walks with a de- licacy and feebleness ...
... extremities , approach each other at the knees , contributing to produce that unsteady gait which is peculiar to the sex . " The woman , " says Mr. John Bell , " even of the most beautiful form , walks with a de- licacy and feebleness ...
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... extremities of these di- ameters , in the cavity and outlet , correspond to free spaces which are merely filled up with soft yielding structure , it follows that their length can be somewhat increased when pressure is applied in these ...
... extremities of these di- ameters , in the cavity and outlet , correspond to free spaces which are merely filled up with soft yielding structure , it follows that their length can be somewhat increased when pressure is applied in these ...
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... extremities they be- come thinner . Their external surface in the virgin state is usually smooth , but in ad- vanced age they become uneven and shrivelled ; when fully developed they are about an inch and a half in length ; their ...
... extremities they be- come thinner . Their external surface in the virgin state is usually smooth , but in ad- vanced age they become uneven and shrivelled ; when fully developed they are about an inch and a half in length ; their ...
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