LABOR

n. Lab'o2r. Lat., part us (from pnrere. to bring forth). Fr., travail, accouchement. Ger., Geburt, Geburtsvorgang. It., par to, travaglio. Sp., par to. Parturition; the proce by which, in viviparous animals, the product of conception is expelled from the maternal organism. Abnormal 1. Fr., accouchement irregulier. Ger., unregelma ige Geburt. L. accompanied by any deviation from the natural course. Artificial I. Fr., accouchement art if i ciel. Ger., kiinstliche Geburt, (oder Entbindung). L. induced, hastened, or completed artificially. Artificial premature 1. Lat., part us arte prcematurus (seu prcematurus artificial is). Fr., accouchement premature art if i ciel (on provoque). Ger., kiinstliche Friihgeburt. L. induced artificially before the completion of the term of gestation. The term is restricted by some authors, in the case of the human subject, to 1. induced after the seventh month of gestation. Atonic 1. L. rendered tedious or incapable of spontaneous accomplishment by atony of the uterus. Breech 1. Lat., part us a grip pin us. Fr., accouchement par le siege. Ger., Geburt mit dem Stei e. L. with a breech presentation. Completed 1. See PARTUS perfect us. Complex 1., Complicated 1. L. accompanied by some extraordinary feature, such as a plurality of foetuses, prolapse of the umbilical cord, convulsions, exce ive haemorrhage, abnormities or injuries of the maternal parts, etc. [A, 42.] Difficult 1. Lat., part us difficilis (seu labor ios us). Fr., accouchement difficile. Ger., fehlerhafte Geburt. See DYSTOCIA. Dry 1. Lat., part us siccvs. Fr., accouchement sec. Ger., trockene Geburt. L. in which the liquor amnii escapes prematurely or is very small in amount. False 1. Ger., rersteUte (oder vorgesrhiitzte) 'Geburt. An a emblage of phenomena calculated to lead to the mistaken belief that 1. is in progre . Footling 1. Ger., Geburt mit den Fii en. L. with a foot presentation. Forced 1. See ACCOUCHEMENT force. Head 1. Lat., part us capite prce.vio. Ger., Kopfgeburt. L. in which the head presents. Impracticable 1. L. in which the child can not pa through the pelvis, in consequence of pelvic or foetal deformity. [" New Eng. Jour, of Med. and Surg.," 1826, xv (a, 34).] Induced premature 1. See Artificial premature 1. Inert 1. See Atonic I. Instrumental 1. Fr., accouchement instrumental. Ger., kunstlich gereaelte Geburt. L. aided by means of some instrument, most commonly the forceps. Irregular 1. See Abnormal 1. Laborious 1. Fr., accouchement laborieux. Ger.. miihsame Geburt. Of Smellie, 1. requiring manual or instrumental a istance. Many writers make the term cover lingering 1. also. [A, 43.] Lingering 1. See Protracted L Metastatic 1. Lat., metastasis dolorum ad partum. Ger.. Weheni'erxetzung, ab.ipringende Wehen. A condition in which the pains of 1. are said to cease suddenly, and a feeling of recurrent muscular contractions, simulating those of the uterus, takes place in the bladder, the rectum, the muscles of the trunk or the limbs, etc. [A, 88.] Mi ed 1. Fr., travail V, blue; U3, lull; U, full; U6, urn; U, like ii (German). [s. 561]