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isa continuation of the peritoneum: this ad- 
hered by a cellular membrane, thro’ which, 
a number of arteries ran, to ared colour- 
ed fubftance, which was about one-half 
the thicknefs of the womb, and had a mu- 
{cular appearance; but I could not obferve in 
it any real mufcular fibres, laid in regular - 
firata.—Within this there was a whiter co- 
loured fubftance, which, on ftretching, ap- 
peared plainly to be a cellular membrane, 
with its infide {mooth and polifhed; but with 
a cellular appearance, whenever.» it -was 
{tretched, by endeavouring to raife it from the 
fubftance of the uterus; for the internal very 
thin membrane, which covers the infide of 
the womb, and is continued from the exter- 
nal cuticula, is fo fine, that it is {carce to be 
diftinguifhed. Numerous veffels, both arte- 
ries and veins, ran every where thro’ this cel- 
lular fubftance. 
In the middle of the cut fides of the ufe- 
rus, the empty veins were of a great fize, 
in comparifon to what the arteries, diftended 
with injection, were. 
On the internal furface of the part of the 
* womb which was turned down over the pubes, 
convoluted arteries were feen; and fome ori- 
fices 
