A System of midwiferyLea and Blanchard, 1851 - 422 pages |
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... fact , the longest during life , because not only are the parietes of the pelvis at the brim covered by a very thin layer of soft tissues in these directions ; but as the extremities of these di- ameters , in the cavity and outlet ...
... fact , the longest during life , because not only are the parietes of the pelvis at the brim covered by a very thin layer of soft tissues in these directions ; but as the extremities of these di- ameters , in the cavity and outlet ...
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... fact had been confirmed by the researches of Dr. Haighton and Mr. Cruickshank , still , as no traces of such ova had been discovered in the Graafian vesicle , and as it was evident that the Graafian vesicle , from its size , & c . could ...
... fact had been confirmed by the researches of Dr. Haighton and Mr. Cruickshank , still , as no traces of such ova had been discovered in the Graafian vesicle , and as it was evident that the Graafian vesicle , from its size , & c . could ...
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... fact that a vesicle may contain two ova , and thus a woman be delivered of twins , and yet there be but one corpus luteum , he observes that " the presence of a corpus luteum does not prove that a woman has borne a child , although it ...
... fact that a vesicle may contain two ova , and thus a woman be delivered of twins , and yet there be but one corpus luteum , he observes that " the presence of a corpus luteum does not prove that a woman has borne a child , although it ...
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... fact of the natural contraction of the substance of the uterus closing the smallest pore of the vessels , so that no vessels are to be seen , where we nevertheless know that they are large and numerous , demonstrates that a very ...
... fact of the natural contraction of the substance of the uterus closing the smallest pore of the vessels , so that no vessels are to be seen , where we nevertheless know that they are large and numerous , demonstrates that a very ...
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... fact , it is only during pregnancy , or when the uterus has been distended by some anormal growth , that we are able to detect the uterine fibres with any degree of certainty . This has led some anatomists to consider that they are only ...
... fact , it is only during pregnancy , or when the uterus has been distended by some anormal growth , that we are able to detect the uterine fibres with any degree of certainty . This has led some anatomists to consider that they are only ...
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