A system of obstetrics . nd more apparent anomalies, those which sensibly alter the form of organs and seemoriginal, or at least are never due to an accidental cause. The word represents anancient superstitious idea, and is derived from moncre, to admonish, to warn, or to pre-dict, and the birth of a monster was supposed to foretell evils or misfortunes: themonster was a divine omen. Festus defines monster as quod moneat voluntatemdeorum. If we consider the first part of the definition given at the beginning of this note,a child born with hare-lip, a condition readily remedied by a surgical op
A system of obstetrics . nd more apparent anomalies, those which sensibly alter the form of organs and seemoriginal, or at least are never due to an accidental cause. The word represents anancient superstitious idea, and is derived from moncre, to admonish, to warn, or to pre-dict, and the birth of a monster was supposed to foretell evils or misfortunes: themonster was a divine omen. Festus defines monster as quod moneat voluntatemdeorum. If we consider the first part of the definition given at the beginning of this note,a child born with hare-lip, a condition readily remedied by a surgical operation, by another, would be called a monster, yet such an application does not cor-respond with the general meaning attached to the word. 2 Arch. Gen., 1829. 3 London Obstetrical Societys Transactions, vol. v. ANOMALIES CAUSED BY DISEASE OE THE ECETUS. 767 necessary in order that birth could occur. Dr. Longaker of Phila-delphia recently met with a case of difficult labor caused by a largeFig. 296. Fig.
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