LABORIOSUS
\lˈabɔːɹɪˌɒsəs], \lˈabɔːɹɪˌɒsəs], \l_ˈa_b_ɔː_ɹ_ɪ__ˌɒ_s_ə_s]\
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Delivery is said to be laborious, Partus Iaboriosus, Mogostocia, (F.) Accouchement laborieux, when attended with more difficulty and suffering than usual. With some, laborious labour means one that requires the use of instruments. See Dystocia.
By Robley Dunglison
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Hymenolepis
- A genus of small tapeworms birds and mammals. A genus of Cestoda or tapeworms. A cestode worm order Cyclophyllideae, family Hymenolepinidae, genus Hymenolepis. includes several genera, such as H. Diminuta, occasionally infesting children, and Nana, or the dwarf tapeworm of children. Flavopuncta. See Taenia flavopuncta, under tenia.