ACCOUCHEMENT

(Fr.),n. Formerly written accouchemen. ASk-kush-maSn?, From accoucher, or s’accoucher, to go to bed. Syn.: travail, enfantement (the mere proce of apuidion). 1. Confinement, labor, parturition (see LABOR); in the pl., accouchements, obstetrics. 2. The expulsion of a solid substance (such as a tumor) from the uterine cavity.—A. art if i ciel. Delivery by operative interference.—A. contre nature. Preternatural labor. Impro ely poplied also to labor terminated artificially. [A, 44, 96.]— A. difficile. Difficult labor.—A. facile. Easy, natural labor. — A.forcé. Ger., gewaltsame Entbindung. Labor brought on artificially and terminated forcibly. It includes the manual or instrumental dilatation of the cervix uteri and the rapid extraction of the foetus with the forceps or by version.—A. gémellaire. Twin labor.—A. heureux. A natural, easy delivery, without complications.—A. irrégulier. See Irregular LaBor.—A. laborieux. See Dysrocra.—A. légitime. Labor at term. [A, 96.|—A. mixte. Labor which becomes easy after a complication has been remedied, \ganten A, 301.|—A. multiple. Labor with more than one oetus.—A. naturel, A. physio log i que. Natural labor.—A. précoce. Premature labor, especially before the 260th cae [A, 321.] —A, prématuré. Premature labor (between the 180th and the 270th days). [A, 821.]—A. prématuré art if i ciel. See Induced LABOR.—A. prématuré forcé. Labor brought on prematurel) and terminated artificially.—A. provoqué. Induced labor. Ît differs from a. forcé in that, although brought on artificially, it is not nece arily hastened in its progre by interference.—A. retardé. ‘Labor delayed beyond the usual term of gestation. [A, B21.J—A. simple. Labor with only one foetus. [A, 321.]—A. spontané. Natural labor.—A. tardif. See A. retardé.—A. tempest if. Labor at term. [A, 96.]—A. vicieux. Labor requiring artificial aid. [Nagele, A, 301.] ACCOUCIIER (Fr.), v. tr. and intr, A?k-ku-sha. 1. [Tr.) to give medical attendance to a woman in labor; to “ confine ” her, to “put her to bed.” 2. (Intr.) to be “brought to bed”; to give birth to a child; to be in labor. 3. (Refl. [s’a.]) to be confined without a istance. [A, 306.] 2