606 



nZRNI^,, ETC. 



without loss of time, examine into the state of the inguinal] 

 canal." 



The following account of scrotal hernia I have taken the, 

 liberty of transcribing from Pehcivall's HippojMtJwlogy :— 



Tio.' 113. — Scrotal hernia, showing at a a the fold of intestine in 

 4he Bcrotum ; c c is the wall of the hernial sac ; e represents the 

 elevation of the tunica vaginalis produced by the testiclQ> — (Gibabd.) 



SCROTAL" HERNIA, OR OSCHEOCELE, 



"Owes its productiori^o dilatation of the vaginal sheath of tliel 

 testicle, combined witlrTelaxatiou of the fibrous tissue surround- 

 ing the ring, and is at first mostly intermittent; that ie, it 

 disappears during repose, and returns under exercise or exertion ; 

 which variable condition. continues until such a descent takea 



