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eord (C) is oaught between them. To cliNtinguish the cord from the 

 other abdominal viscera it is rnbbed between the fingers and the vas def- 

 erens— a hard, wire-lilve cord— is plainly felt. No other vessel in the 



Fig. 47 — A, Rectum; B, cord of right descended testicle; C, cord of left un- 

 descended testicle; D, right internal abdominal ring; E, left internal abdominal 

 ring; F, abdominal perforation through which is protruded the index and the 

 second finger of the operating hand grasping the cord (C) of the undescended 

 testicle; G, G, internal abdominal wall; H, undescended (left) testicle. 



abdominal cavit,y has this wire-eord-like feel, hence felt between the 

 fingers it is positively identified. 



(e) Beinoviny Testicle From the Abdoiniiial Cavity — AVitli the cord 



