malposition
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Perhaps, in four cases out of five, this breaking down is one of the symptoms of a displacement of the internal organs,—a malposition, in other words, of the uterus.
From The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother by Napheys, George H. (George Henry)
The causes of difficult labor, according to Gilbert, are malposition, dropsy, immoderate size and death of the fetus, debility of the uterus and obstruction of the maternal passages.
From Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century by Handerson, Henry Ebenezer
Gerster reports a rare form of imperforate anus, with malposition of the left ureter, obliteration of the ostia of both ureters, with consequent hydronephrosis of a confluent kidney.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
The deviations from the ordinary direction of organs partake for the most part more of the nature of variations than of absolute malposition or displacement.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.
On the other hand, if the malposition is not recognized until months or years later, simple procedures will prove inefficient, and a surgical operation will become necessary.
From The Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During Pregnancy by Slemons, J. Morris (Josiah Morris)
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