INERTIA

(Lat.), n. f. In-u8r(ear)'shia(tia)-a. Fr., inertie. Ger.. Tragheit. It, inerzia. Sp., inertia. 1. The tendency of a body to maintain its condition of repose unle acted upon by disturbing forces. 2. Sluggishne , lack of activity. [B; a, 17.] Uterine i. Lat., i. uteri. Fr., inertie (on pare e) uterine (ou de la matrice). Ger., Trciyheit der Gebiirmutter. Inaction or diminished action of the uterus during parturition; especially (according to VVigand) the first of his three degrees of powerle labor, the intervals between the pains being abnormally long. [A, 20.] See also ATONY of the uterus and PARALYSIS of the iiterus. [s. 452]