SUPPORT
An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1894 · p. 25
n. Su3p-port'. From sub, under, and port are, to carry. Gr., inro aT a a is. Lat., sustentaculum. Fr., soutien. Ger., Erhaltung, Unterstiitzung. 1. The act of holding anything up in its place. 2. Anything acting as a supporter, [a, 48.] S. of the per in neum. Fr., soutien du perinee. Ger., Unterstiltzung des Dammes (oder des Mittelfleisches). The act or proce of supporting the perinseum with the hand during the expulsion of the foetal head, to prevent or moderate its laceration. [s. 571]
Readham'da tam maddeyi gor →