REPOSITOR

n. Re-po2z'i2t-o2r. Fr., remontoir. An instrument used for replace me at or readjustment of a part, [a, 48.] Fimis-r. Lat., oinphalosoter. Fr., porte-cordon. Ger., Nabelschnur-Repositoriitm. A more or le flexible rod, armed with a detachable loop, for replacing the umbilical cord within the uterus in cases of prolapse of the cord. Pneumatic r. An India-rubber bas: that is filled with air; used to correct uterine inversion, fa, 34.] Hydrostatic r. An instrument consisting of a double India rubber bag mounted on a steel X-shaped frame, and connected with a rubber tube or supply-pipe. It is kept in position by four inelastic perineal bands attached to a waistband. It is used in chronic uterine inversion, and either a fluid, mercury, or air may be pumped into the bag through the supply-pipe. [" Lancet," Sept. 21, 1889, p. 598 (a, 34).] [s. 390]