imperforate

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Operations for Artificial Anus.—In children the condition known as imperforate anus may sometimes be remedied by exploratory operations in the perineum, guided by the protrusion caused by the distended intestine.

From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph

Unused imperforate copies exist of all values in the following shades— Imperforate �d. grey-green. " 1d. pale crimson. " 2d. orange-yellow.

From Gambia by Melville, Frederick John

The stamp is nearly square, and the specimens possessed by our correspondent are imperforate.

From Gambia by Melville, Frederick John

Hare-lip, cleft palate, hernia and imperforate anus are physical abnormalities which are interesting to the surgeon rather than to the pathologist.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various

The acetabulum for the head of the femur is imperforate, being a simple oval basin, as in Chelonian reptiles and the higher Mammals.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.