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rus, it mutt be in fuch a one. Some few fi- 
bres there were, that went in an irregular, 
tho’ fomething circular manner ; which, with 
the help of my diffecting knife, I could have 
carved into’a very pretty mufcle.. Authors 
have differed much about this mufcle ; fome 
affirming that they have feen it, while others 
have denied that any fuch thing ever exifted. 
Thefe different opinions are all taken notice ' 
of, and quoted in BoerLaave’s Praelect. pu- 
blithed by Haller’; Vol. v. § 664, to wien 
book I hall refer. you. 
-I have already mentioned, the womb’s be- 
ing much: about ‘the thicknefs of! an untim- 
pregnated one: this however is not always” 
the cafe; and authors have differed vaftly in 
their opinions in this point: fome alledging, 
that the wferzs is always thicker; others that 
it-turns thinner ; while others have affirmed, ' 
that it does not alter in its thicknefs by im- 
prégnation. This great difference of opini- | 
ofis, muft ‘have been owing to the different _ 
ie a oy 1 7 
uteri which have been examined. As Dr 
Nortwyk has quoted the paffaces of different. 
~ obfervators : concerning this difpute; I fall 
refer you to his al Uteri * for their fen-_ 
S§ timents 
~~ Pars 2 § 8a. 
