727 b 



ARISTOTLE 



r]8ovT]S- /cat yLyvofievrjg ttciXlv ovSev rjrrov, Kal 



10 LaoSpojJLrjadvTCov [TrapaY tov appevos /cat rod d-qXeos, 

 ov yevva/' eav jxr] r) rcjv KaXovfxevcov Karafx-qvicov 

 i/c/xaj iiTTapxi] avjXfjieTpos. Sto ovre oXco£ fir] 

 yiyvofievcov avrcov yevva ro dfjXv, ovre ytyvofxevcvv 

 brav i^iKixat^T] cog iirl to ttoXv, dAAa piera ttjv 

 KadapoLv. ore fiev yap ovk ex^c rpo(f)rjv oi)S' 



15 vXrjv i^ T^? Sw-qaerai avarrjaaL ro t,cpov rj dno 

 rod appevos evvrrap^ovoa ev rfj yovfj Svvap,LS, ore 

 Se avv€KKXvl,erai 8ia ro TrXrjdos. orav Se yevo- 

 jxevajv aTTeXdrj, ro vrroXei<l>dev avviararat. oaai 

 he purj yiyvop^evcov rdJv Karap,7]vioiv avXXap.^d- 

 vovGLV, 'q fxera^v yiyvopievwv varepov Se p,T], atrtov 



20 on rats puev roaavrrj ytVerat iKfids oar] p,era. rrjv 

 Kadapatv VTroXeiirerai rais yovcfxois, TrXeioiv S' ov 

 yiyverai TTepirrojOLS ware Kal dvpal,e drreXdelv, 

 rals 8e p.erd rrjv Kddapatv avpLpiveL ro arop^a rojv 

 varepdJv. orav ovv ttoXv puev ro dTreXrjXvdos rj, 

 eVt 8e yiyvqrai p,ev KdOapais, pjq roaavrrj he coare 



25 avve^LKpLdt,eiv^ ro arreppia, rore irX'qoLdt.ovaai avX- 

 XapifidvovaL rrdXiv.* ovhev he droTTOV ro avveLXrj- 

 (f)viaLS en yiyveadaf Kal yap varepov p-e^pi rivos 

 (f)OLra. rd Karapiiqvia, oXiya he Kal ov 8ta navros. 



^ seclusit Piatt : to irapa Z. 



^ yevva A.-\V. : yiyverai vulg. : ylyverai <(7uAA7/</(ts> l^tf. 



' avvel^iKfxd^eiv Z : e^iKi^di^eiv vulg. 



* TraAiv om. PS. 



« See above, 736 b 19. 



*" This really means ordinary individuals in which the 

 menstrual discharge takes place. 



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