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tions of spirits of camphor, tincture of arnica, etc. It is not 

 advisable to chill the vulva ; in fact, washing it with warm 

 milk is useful. 



3. —Prolapsus of the Uterus. Inversio et Prolapsus 

 Uteri. 



Definition,— By prolapsus of the uterus is understood that 

 change in the position of the gravid uterus where the impreg- 

 nated horn is inverted and eventually appears without. 



Fig. 73. — Prolapsus Uteri in various stages. 



As long as the inverted part does not project from the 

 vulva, an inversio uteri exists. "When the inversion progresses 

 and pushes the uterus out of the vulva, it is termed prolapsus 

 uteri, or, better, inversio et prolapsus uteri. In the latter the 

 uterus may protrude partly or entirely from the vulva. 



The above schematic sketch shows the inversion in 

 various stages (fig. 73). In many instances the empty horn is 

 not inverted. In those cases one finds a slit-like opening on 



