Quickening. The sensation experienced by the mother as the result of active fetal movements in the womb.

r.e.c.t.u.m. The lower extremity of the large intestine.

Reflex. The reflection of an impulse from a nerve-center which has been received from elsewhere by that center.

Reproduction. See Generative.

Respiration. Breathing.

Rugs. Wrinkles.

Rut. The copulation of animals.

Septicemia, Puerperal. Childbed fever.

s.e.xual. That which relates to s.e.x. See Generative.

s.m.e.g.m.a. A cheesy substance which may collect about the v.u.l.v.a.

Spermatozoa. The essential male fertilizing elements.

Sympathetic Nervous System. Presides over involuntary acts; as digestion, breathing, etc.

Syphilis. A venereal disease which is highly contagious by coition, contact with the lips, etc.

Tachycardia. Distress in the region of the heart, with palpitation and shortness of breath.

Umbilicus. Navel.

Urea. The most important of the solid const.i.tuents of the urine.

Ureters. The ducts leading from the kidneys to the bladder.

Urethra. The excretory duct from the bladder for the escape of the urine.

Urination. The act of pa.s.sing water.

Uterosacral Ligaments. Ligaments which pa.s.s from the uterus to the sacrum, and a.s.sist in holding the uterus in position.

Uterus. Womb; the hollow, pear-shaped pelvic organ which is destined to retain the child from the moment of its conception until the time of its expulsion at birth.

Utricular Glands. Glands of the uterus.

v.a.g.i.n.a. The ca.n.a.l which connects the female internal and external organs of generation.

Vascular. Pertaining to the blood-vessels.

Vasomotor Nervous System. Comprises the brain, spinal cord, and the nerves given off from the cord: this system presides over voluntary acts, that is, those acts which are under the control of the will.

Vestibule. A smooth cavity that exists in the female between the perineum and the nymphae.

Viscera. The contents of the large cavities of the body.

v.u.l.v.a. The external genitals, private parts, the female external organs of generation.

Vulvitis. Inflammation of the v.u.l.v.a.