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INERTIA OF THE WOMB

\ɪnˈɜːʃəɹ ɒvðə wˈuːm], \ɪnˈɜːʃəɹ ɒvðə wˈuːm], \ɪ_n_ˈɜː_ʃ_ə_ɹ ɒ_v_ð_ə w_ˈuː_m]\

Definitions of INERTIA OF THE WOMB

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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The diminution and even total cessation of the contractions of the uterus during labour; as well as the species of languor into which it sometimes falls after the expulsion of the foetus.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

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