738 a 



ARISTOTLE 



ydXrjs Kal rrjs doprrjs, rroXXal Kal XeTrral ^Ae'jSe? 

 reXevTOJaLV els rds varepas, Sv VTrepTrXrjpovfMevojv 

 €K TTJs rpo(f)rjg, Kal rfjg ^vaecos Sta ifjvxpoTrjra 

 TverreLV ov Swajxev-qg , eKKptverai Sid XeTTTordrcov 



15 (fyXe^cbv els rag varepas, ov hvvayievajv Sta tt^v 

 arevo-)(a}plo-v Se)(ecrdaL rrjv V7Tep^oX7]v rod TtX-qdovg, 

 Kai yiverai to Tradog olov alpioppotg. aKpi^cbg pbev 

 ovv 7] TTeploSog ov reTa/crat rat? yvvai^l, ^ovXerac 

 Se (f)div6vTa)v yiveadai t6jv fi7]va)v evXoycog' ipv- 

 Xpdrepa yap rd ad)p,ara rcov t,cpa>v orav /cat ro 



20 TTepiexov avjJi^aivri yiyveadai tolovtov, at Se rcov 

 firjviov avvohoi ipv^poil Sta tt^v Trjg aeX-qvrjg dno- 

 Xeii/jLv, hioirep Kal -x^eipiepiovg avpL^aCvei rdg avv- 

 oSovg elvat rcov [jirjvdJv puaXXov rj rdg fxeaorrjrag. 

 fiera^e^X-qKorog fxev ovv elg alfia rod 7repirr(Iipi,arog 

 ^ovXerai ylyveadat rd Karapurivia Kard rr]v elpr]- 



25 fievrjv rrepiohov, p.7] TrerrepipLevov he Kard p,iKp6v del 

 ri aTTOKpiverai' Sio rd XevKd puKpoZg eri} Kal irai- 

 hioig overt ylverat, rolg d-qXecrLV. pierpidt^ovaai /xev 

 ovv ap,(f)6repaL avrai at drroKplaeig rcov irepirrco- 

 pidrcov rd acopara adi^ovaiv, are yiyvop.evr]g Kad- 

 dpaecog rwv 7Tepi,rra>p,dra)v a rov voaelv atria 



30 Tots' acopaaiv p.r] ytvopievajv he -^ rrXeLovaJv yiyvo- 



p,evcov jSActTTTef Troiet ydp rj voaovg r} rcov acopudrcov 



Kadalpeuiv, 8to /cat rd Aeu/ca avvex^og yivopceva Kal 



TrXeovdl^ovra rrjv av^rjaiv d^aipelrai rcov iraihlcov. 



E^ dvdyKTjg p,€v ovv yj Treplrrcoaig avrrj ylverai 



fUKpots €TtJ fjLiKpa crrjfieia 



Z. 



" i.e., the vena cava and the whole venous system, and the 

 aorta and the whole arterial system. 



* The moon has no real connexion with menstruation. 

 Various notions on this subject will be found in H. M. Fox, 

 180 



