PHYSICAL AND LITERARY. 45^, 



Art. XVH. 



The Dijjedion cfa Woman *with Child ; and 

 Remarks on gravid Uteri, ^y Dr Donald 

 Monro P by fid an at London, 



Gentlemen, 



nn H E few hiftories of difledions and 



figures there are oi gravid uteri ^ make 

 me imagine, that an account of what I ob- 

 ferved in one that fell under my examina- 

 tion, illuftrated with a few figures which 

 I took from the fubjed itfelf, would not 

 be unacceptable to you. 



Wh I l e I was at Edinburgh laft year, 

 the body of a woman, faid to be fix 

 months gone with child, was brought to 

 the anatomical theatre ; which ray father 

 defired me to examine accurately, and 

 particularly, to endeavour what I could 

 to fliew the anaflomofis between the vef- 

 fels of the womb and thofe of the fecun- 



dines, 



