48o ESSAYS and OBSERVATIONS 



from the womb itfelf, long before the ute- 

 rus has rofe fo high as to prefs upon the 

 fpermatic vein : Is not then this difficulty 

 of the blood's returning by the iliacs, the 

 caufe of the vafl diftenfion of the fperma- 

 tic veins during gravidation, as well as it 

 is often the eaufe of the oedematous legs, 

 and fwelled labia pudendorum, at that 

 time ? 



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