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Art. XVIII. 



Bones found in the ovarium of a Woman j by 

 Dr. George Young, and comfmmicated 

 to the Society by Dr. John Bos well, Fel- 

 low of the Royal College of Fhyjiciam in 

 Edinburgh '*. 



A Woman near fifty years of age, who 

 had never had a child, being four 

 months obftruc^ed, thought (he had con- 

 ceived ; but the menfes then returning, (he 

 had exceflive flooding, which was fometimes 

 in great quantity, at other times was lefs^ 

 but fcarce ever intermitted for a year and a 

 half. It was then flopped by fome medi- 

 cine J after which, her belly fwelled to fuch 

 a degree in fix weeks, that her urine was 

 almofl totally fuppreffed j fhe was very co- 

 ftive unlefs when clyfters were given, and 

 fhe died in a few days more. 



On cutting the teguments of the abdomen^ 



a large quantity of bloody water rulhed out> 



and when the containing parts were fully 



Vol. II. M m opened, 



* November i. 1737. 



