imperforate

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Colotomy in the left groin applicable in cases of imperforate anus and deficiency of rectum in infants.

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

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.

We illustrate a pair of the 2 cent imperforate on a registered cover mailed at Como, Quebec, on March 20, 1905.

From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Howes, Clifton Armstrong

It may also be occasioned by an imperforate hymen, in which case it must be cut open by a physician.

From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous

Attempts are, however, made to palm off trimmed reprints as imperforate specimens.

From History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America by Tiffany, John Kerr