Hottentot ism

(hot’-n-tot-izm). An extreme form of congenital stammering. Hour-gla Contraction. A contraction of a hollow organ, as the uterus or stomach, near the middle, producing a condition resembling an hour-gla . Housemaid’s Knee. A chronic inflammation of the bursa in front of the patella with an accumulation of serous fluid. How ship’s Lacunae, or ch375.xhtml p 316