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THE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS OF THE FEMALE. 



often determined by some mechanical interference with the blood cur- 

 rent. The organ may be increased in size, owing to the formation of 

 loose cellular or of dense, firm, new connective tissue. Under these 



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FIG. 443. CHRONIC OOPHORITIS WITH DILATED BLOOD-VESSELS AND CYSTS. 



a, Dense connective-tissue stroma ; b, dilated veins ; c, cysts ; d, cyst with granular contents ; e, corti- 

 cal zone of immature Graaflan follicles. 



conditions the blood-vessels, especially the veins, may be widely dilated, 

 and cysts in varying number and size may be present (Fig. 443). Some- 



FIG. 444. CHRONIC OOPHORITIS WITH ATROPHY. 



From a case of valvular disease of the heart with chronic metritis and endometritis. a, Thickened and dense 

 interstitial tissue ; b, old corpora lutea ; c, arteries with greatly thickened walls ; d, dilated veins. 



times the new-formed dense connective tissue may be largely limited to 

 the surface of the organ, so that the albuginea may become dense and 



