A System of midwiferyLea and Blanchard, 1851 - 422 pages |
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... period of puberty the five sacral vertebræ become united into one solid bone , although they may be distinguished , until an advanced period of life , by the ridges which their edges form . The upper surface of the sacrum , having to ...
... period of puberty the five sacral vertebræ become united into one solid bone , although they may be distinguished , until an advanced period of life , by the ridges which their edges form . The upper surface of the sacrum , having to ...
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... period , it pre- sents many points of resemblance even to the pelvis of animals ; as , how- ever , growth and development advance , and the various changes which constitute puberty take place , the transverse diameters of the brim ...
... period , it pre- sents many points of resemblance even to the pelvis of animals ; as , how- ever , growth and development advance , and the various changes which constitute puberty take place , the transverse diameters of the brim ...
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... periods at which these changes take place vary , but with the exception of those first mentioned they proceed slowly whilst pregnancy lasts , after which time , now that the increased activity of the pelvic circulation peculiar to that ...
... periods at which these changes take place vary , but with the exception of those first mentioned they proceed slowly whilst pregnancy lasts , after which time , now that the increased activity of the pelvic circulation peculiar to that ...
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... period . " Hence it will be seen that in a few months after the termination of pregnancy , all traces of the corpus luteum are lost , and that , therefore , it will be impossible to decide as to how frequently im- pregnation has taken ...
... period . " Hence it will be seen that in a few months after the termination of pregnancy , all traces of the corpus luteum are lost , and that , therefore , it will be impossible to decide as to how frequently im- pregnation has taken ...
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... period of impregnation , the Fallopian tubes implant themselves by means of their fimbriated extremity upon that part of the ovary where the Graafian vesicle is about to burst ; they become remarkably engorged with blood , assuming a ...
... period of impregnation , the Fallopian tubes implant themselves by means of their fimbriated extremity upon that part of the ovary where the Graafian vesicle is about to burst ; they become remarkably engorged with blood , assuming a ...
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